on championships

"Players win them, coaches lose them."
- Bill Belichick

Before games

"I vomited."
- Jim Kelly, NFL Hall of Fame QB

5

Charles Haley is the only player in NFL history to win five Super Bowls.

the greatest CFL player

"I get up at 6 a.m. and paddle surf."
- Doug Flutie

"78% of NFL players, 60% of NBA players and a very large percentage of MLB players (4x that of the average U.S. citizen) file bankruptcy within five years of retirement." Source here.

Turmoil & Tension

"This is not a game for the most well adjusted people."
- Bill Parcells

Image source here.

"Don't worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon."

In 1969 as the 32 year-old headcoach of the Oakland Raiders, John Madden [born 1936], imposed three simple rules which may or may not have contributed to his team winning the fastest ever 100 games and 1976's Super Bowl. Madden's career winning percentage is the highest in Canton's Football Hall of Fame:

1. Be on time

2. Pay Attention

3. Play like hell

Football and dementia link here.