Quotes About Football

Depending on where you're at or the ownership you're working for, some of the college jobs may be better than some in the NFL.

I'm passionate about owning a football team in my hometown.

Ultimately, college football is a huge passion of mine. In my opinion, I really feel ESPN owns college football. The only way I think I could have left ESPN was for an opportunity to call NFL games. That was the opportunity I had at Fox.

I didn't really adapt to Scottish football well, but I enjoyed my time there. The physical nature and the pace of the game was a big thing, and many of the teams defended really deep against Celtic so there was not so much space to run in behind. That's a big part of my game, so that was one thing as well.

I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid.

In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people.

India should go at their own pace and not compete with anyone. They have a league system in place and a huge fan base, but the thing they need the most is a good structure. They need to create a good footprint for football in the future because they have the numbers, but they need to improve the quality of the game.

At United, we like to have wingers who give the team width and pace.

I don't like to put much pressure on myself but yeah that is my sort of football: get the ball, run with it, use my pace, create opportunities, cross.

If Inter decide to sell me, I'll pack my bags and go. If not, I'll stay here in Milan where I am honestly very happy.

Football is a product, and you can package it anyway you want to.

When I was younger I would play in front of crowds as small as 500 in the second division in Belgium, so I know what that's like. It might be easier in terms of pressure, but believe me, I would always prefer to be at a packed Anfield playing against Manchester United. That's why you want to become a footballer.

You have to give it to the Packers. They are a good team. They have a great offense and a great defense.

You never imagine that the Green Bay Packers were going to be in something you wrote or singing 'Bootylicious.'

I'm not a Packers fan. I just like football. I do respect those guys. You respect great football. I'm a Cowboys fan, or I was a Cowboys fan. You just respect great football.

Green Bay is a blue-collar community, and it's all about the Packers. I was able to go there, slow down and focus on the game.

Look at the old Packers - those guys were mean. Reggie White would say, 'Here comes Jesus,' and then he'd club you into next week.

It would be such an honor and a blessing to join the Packers!

The fan base for the Cleveland Browns is more passionate than Green Bay Packers fans.

I was never a Packers fan.

Most of the hits I take come on top of the shoulder pads.

I remember my first shin pads had the Brazilian Ronaldo on them, and I loved them.

I think any time you can go out and put pads on and practice before the season, I think it's a good sign. It's a good sign.

Football is not played in shorts and it's not fair to the big guys. So many guys look bad in shorts and then they put the pads on and they're football players.