Download or read book Wit and Wisdom of Football written by Advanced Marketing Services and published by . This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Football is a game rich in quotable characters. From the bullish Herbert Chapman to the brashness of Big Ron; from the acerbic wit of Cloughie to the inspired lunacy of Gordon Strachan, we've collected the pick of the musings of football's talking heads. Some are clever, some cliched, some are passionate, some prosaic; all reflect the variety and appeal of the nation's favourite game.
Download or read book The Wit Wisdom of Football written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wit and Wisdom of Football written by Nick Holt and published by . This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wit Wisdom of Football written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quotable Lou written by Monte Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lou Holtz is one of the most popular, successful, and quotable football coaches in America. Always out-spoken and quick-witted, Holtz is a high-in-demand motivational speaker and a frequent guest on network TV news programs and talk shows. Photos.
Download or read book Gaffers written by Phil Dampier and published by Book Guild Limited. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Ron Atkinson's often incomprehensible 'Ron-glish' statements - to Glenn Hoddle's born-again gibberish - football managers are an endless source of wit, wisdom and pure nonsense. This book collects the most memorable quotes from some of the game's best-known characters.
Download or read book Cracked Sidewalks and French Pastry written by Tom Kertscher and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al McGuire was the Mark Twain of college basketball. Never was there a figure in the game so quoted and so quotable, on sports and on the human condition. This book collects more than a hundred of McGuire's most colorful quotations, plus photographs from his life and career, in a tribute that is funny, poignant, and brimming with his streetwise sagacity. McGuire, a brash and fiery New Yorker who grew up working in his parents' saloon, played a rough and tumble game of basketball at St. John's University and briefly in the NBA before entering the coaching ranks. He reached the pinnacle of his profession and gained national fame at Marquette University in Milwaukee, where in thirteen seasons he compiled a 295-80 record, appeared in nine NCAA tournaments, and won eighty-one home games in a row. He was a fine coach who cared deeply about his players and was beloved by his teams and fans alike, but his flamboyance and his mouth sometimes got him into trouble. The end of his coaching career captivated the nation: McGuire wept on the bench as his Marquette Warriors won the national title. McGuire then began a ground-breaking career in network broadcasting, adding a zest and unconventionality that the college game had never seen. His sometimes bizarre and always entertaining commentary kept viewers tuned in even after the outcome of a lopsided game was a foregone conclusion. When Al McGuire died of leukemia in 2001, the sports world lost a true original.
Download or read book Football Coach Quotes written by Larry Adler and published by McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub. This book was released on 1992 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of quotations by more than 110 football coaches
Download or read book The Little Red Book of Football Wisdom written by Niels Aaboe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every football fan has heard Vince Lombardi’s famous adage: “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” The same is true of Knute Rockne’s exhortation to “Win one for the Gipper.” Quotes like these have become part of football’s lore. Less well known is Alex Karras’s advice on the best way to stop All-Pro running back Jim Brown: “Give each guy on the line an ax.” Or Randy Cross’s opinion of his fellow players’ intelligence: “The NFL, like life, is full of idiots.” And then there’s this glimpse into Bill Parcells’s game plan: “If my quarterback runs, I’ll shoot him.” The Little Red Book of Football Wisdom is a collection of witty and hilariously irreverent quotes about America’s most popular sport. Players, coaches, celebrities, and literary giants weigh in on the best—and worst—football teams, athletes, games, fans, and more. These are just some of the folks whose words appear in these pages: Joe Namath David Halberstam Joe Montana Paul Hornung Deion Sanders Mean Joe Greene Richard Nixon Jerry Seinfeld Barack Obama Bruce Springsteen Hunter S. Thompson Faith Hill Ernest Hemingway And dozens of others! With a rich history dating back nearly 150 years, football is America’s game. Through the words of people who’ve played, coached, and cheered the games, The Little Red Book of Football Wisdom brings football’s vibrant tradition to life.
Download or read book The Umbro Book of Football Quotations written by Peter Ball and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates the wit and wisdom of footballing folk and of those who simply can't resist talking about the game. It includes the best sayings from the World Cup in America, to Eric Cantona on getting a red card - and he wasn't even playing]
Download or read book Hawai i Warrior Football written by Joseph David Miller and published by Bess PressInc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hawaii sits in the middle of the ocean like a gigantic chunk of blue-green gemstone that has been cut whole and set neatly into place. Sparkling, at its center, is the radiance of a top-20 college-football program that experts said was 'absolutely impossible' to build. Ostracized and shunned for years by the college-football powers-that-be, the Warriors' talent has overcome such bias: They have crashed the pious gates of self-righteous coaches, fans and media, forcing the world to recognize their staggering accomplishments. With Coach June Jones at the helm, since 1999 the Warriors have played in 5 bowl games. led the country in offense twice, groomed 10 All-Americans, 56 all-conference performers and 16 NFL draft picks, including 5 drafted in 2007. Jones has, in his own words, “done it with mirrors,” miraculously assembling one of the most talented, disciplined football teams against insurmountable odds.The most authoritative and significant book in the history of the University of Hawaii football, Hawaii Warrior Football: A Story of Faith, Hope and Redemption is drawn directly from authorized inside sources during quarterback Colt Brennan's backstretch sprint for the Heisman Trophy.This uniquely Hawaiian book, with its powerful vortex of football, passion and people, will pull in the most casual reader for the ride of a lifetime.
Download or read book Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle written by Bill Curry and published by ESPN. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No sport rivals football for building character. In the scorching heat of two-a-days and the fierce combat of the gridiron, true leaders are born. Just ask Bill Curry, whose credentials for exploring the relationship between football and leadership include two Super Bowl rings and the distinction of having snapped footballs to Bart Starr and Johnny Unitas. In Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle, Curry shares the wit, wisdom, and tough love of teammates and coaches who turned him from a next-to-last NFL draft pick into a two-time Pro Bowler. Learning from such giants as Vince Lombardi and Don Shula, Ray Nitschke and Bubba Smith, Bobby Dodd and even the indomitable George Plimpton, Curry led a football life of nonstop exploration packed with adventure and surprise. Blessed with irresistible characters, rich personal history, and a strong, simple, down-to-earth voice, Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle proves that football is much more than a game. It’s a metaphor for life. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book Squeaky Bum Time written by and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Alex Ferguson, who retired in May 2013 as manager of Manchester United is the most success manager English football has ever seen. He was simultaneously the most admired and feared manager in British football. During almost forty years in the dugout, and over half a century in the professional game, he’s torn up the record books, amassed a treasure trove of silverware, and unleashed the hairdryer – as well as the odd football boot – on countless players, rival managers, referees and journalists. But amid the sound, the fury and the mind-games lurks one of sport’s greatest wits. So here we present Sir Alex Ferguson: uncompromising, unrivalled and uncut. On Arsène Wenger: ‘They say he’s an intelligent man, right? Speaks five languages! I’ve got a fifteen-year-old boy from the Ivory Coast who speaks five languages.’ On Dennis Wise: ‘He could start a row in an empty house.' On referees: ‘Can anyone tell me why they give referees a watch? It’s certainly not for keeping the time.’ On his humble beginnings: ‘People say mine was a poor upbringing. I don't know what they mean. It was tough, but it wasn't bloody poor. We maybe didn't have a TV. We didn't have a car. We didn't even have a phone. But I thought I had everything, and I did: I had a football.’ After the winning the European Cup in 1999: ‘I can’t believe it. I can’t believe it. Football, eh? Bloody hell.’
Download or read book The Class of Football written by Adam Schefter and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insightful, poignant, inspiring, and witty, The Class of Football is a heartfelt collection of hard-earned wisdom and life's lessons from the Hall-of-Fame induction speeches of the NFL's all-time greatest players. Compiled in conjunction with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, The Class of Football brings together sage advice from legends of the game whose knowledge, leadership, experience, and athletic prowess made them heroes on and off the field. George Halas speaks on history, Alan Page on justice, Gale Sayers on perseverance, John Madden on passion, Steve Largent on mentors, Mike Singletary on childhood, Michael Irvin on family, Marv Levy on philosophy, and Willie Davis and the rest of the great Green Bay Packers on Vince Lombardi. Each Hall of Famer reflects on his life and career and, even more important, addresses how and why he was able to arrive, once and for all, in Canton, Ohio. Motivating and gripping, these wise words from nearly five decades of Hall-of-Fame history will live on long after the cheering.
Download or read book A Little Bit of Football Wit written by Tom Hay and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treat your mates to a hearty half-time chuckle with this mini-collection of football humour - the very best quips and quotes for lovers of the beautiful game.
Download or read book The Book of Deacon written by Deacon Jones and published by John Klawitter. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the greatest football players of the twentieth century offers a rare combination of down home wisdom, gridiron determination, and modern motivation to help anyone succeed in the game of life. The best defensive end in the National Football League (NFL), Deacon Jones knew that extraordinary mental toughness was crucial to keep him at the peak of his game. This collection of sayings represents the mental and spiritual essence of a modern-day warrior.
Download or read book Gentlemen This Is a Football written by and published by Buffalo, N.Y. ; Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck." - Don Shula Football has changed the way we speak, adding new words and rewriting the definitions of old ones. NFL games dominate Sunday's television ratings as millions of fans tune in to watch their favorite teams. Gentlemen, This is a Football is a quote from Vince Lombardi, and this book celebrates more of the wit and wisdom in the game of football. Fascinating quotations taken from superstars and celebrities will engage fans of all ages, who will find plenty to cheer about here. These quotes mix the hilarious with the sarcastic and the sincere with laugh-out-loud zingers. Of course there are groaners -- and lots of "oops" moments, too. Here's a small sampling: Terry Bradshaw couldn't spell cat if you spotted him the C and the A. (Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson) Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing. (Peyton Manning) Most football players are temperamental. That's 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental. (Doug Plank) Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing. (Vince Lombardi) Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football. (John Heisman) Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein. (Joe Theismann)
