Quotes from George Blanda

I knew I would be cut one day. But I never thought I would retire.

I retired one year in 1959. But then I realized I wanted to play more.

The one record I was happy to get rid of was the one for the most interceptions, when Brett Favre got that one.

There are things you can do to negate a strong pass rush. No matter how strong the rush.

I sat out the 1959 season.

I would work all day and then go the gym in the evening. I owed it to myself to take care of myself.

I like beating old standardbearers of the N.F.L.

I came from a poor Pennsylvania coal mining family and the only way I was going to get an education was through an athletic scholarship.

I sat on the bench and then came in and made a pass or two.

I think the AFL was capable of beating the NFL in a Super Bowl game as far back as 1960 or '61. I just regret we didn't get the chance to prove it.

The Super Bowl wasn't that big. It was just a game.

People are forever knocking kicking, but it's not easy, believe me. Ask Scott Norwood when he missed the field goal in the Super Bowl.

I don't read much about the Canadian Football League.

You know, Billy Cannon is very fast.

Those soccer style kickers have a difficult time getting the ball up, especially off dirt. They can get the ball up fast enough off artificial surfaces, but when it's on a natural grass surface it's entirely different for them.

I don't like being compared to other kickers. Kicking, I've always felt, was my weak suit. The only area of kicking I was really proud of was that I was good under pressure. If all I had to do was worry about kicking, I'd have been much more proficient.

The world is not going to come to an end because I'm not going to play football anymore.

I talk common sense.

I'm confident, but I don't think I've ever been complacent.

I want to play as long as I can contribute.

I've got to watch what I eat. Seems like if I even look hard at food I gain weight.

I have no animosity toward Al Davis or John Madden.

I will play as long as I can help a team win.

A pro football player is lucky. He has a chance to meet a lot of people and make some potential business connections.