Quotes from George Blanda

The game that I remember the most was playing against Cleveland in 1970. We were down 20-13 and I came in and we got a touchdown and then we got a field goal in the last three seconds.

When I signed with the Oilers, I felt like a rookie. I was 33.

Most players who've been around any length of time think of training camp as a time of hard work, frustration and monotony. But I can honestly say I look forward to it.

I had six brothers and four sisters and I competed with my brothers every day when I was a kid. If you lost in my family, they kidded the pants off you until you won again.

I don't care who you are, you can't let anyone intimidate you or you are as good as through.

Back when I was playing I enjoyed studying films, looking for new trends in the game and examining the new players who came along.

Favre is smarter than the coaches. Most of those coaches have never played pro football, and they're second-guessing him?

I compare field goal kicking to putting in golf. Both demand concentration and confidence. You make four or five good putts in a row and now you have the confidence that you are playing 'em right. It's the same way with kicking. You drive a few through the uprights and then you have convinced yourself that everything you kick should go through.

Life isn't that complicated. I'm completely happy playing football. I'm happy to get out of the coal mines.

Playing on the same team with Sid Luckman and Bulldog Turner and against people like Sammy Baugh, those were nostalgic days for me.

I've heard this stuff about a kicker 'losing his leg' ever since I was a rookie, and I can tell you that there is nothing to it. Every time a field goal kicker misses a few, the word gets around that he's lost his leg, meaning his kicking strength.

If your body can take it, you can play forever if management wants you. But if you start missing field goals and losing games, then you are not long for the world.

It's no big deal, starting a game.

All of the great quarterbacks have been guys who couldn't run a lick - John Unitas, Joe Namath. Sonny Jurgensen - guys who stayed in the pocket.

Being a pro opens a lot of doors. It enables you to meet a lot of people. By taking advantage of the opportunities, the future is unlimited.

Halas used to tell his players that football is what you make of it. It should not be what defines you, but football should be a stepping stone for what you achieve in the rest of your life.

I think a football career should be used as a stepping stone to something better - not as an end in Itself.

I make more money in the off-season than I do playing football.

We did all the strategy right on the field. Today, the coaches call all the plays, so all the quarterbacks have to do is perform. They are more or less programmed.

It tickles me to beat George Allen.

Competition is what drives me.

I learned a long time ago that you only have a few friends in this world - your wife and family and a very few friends.