24 Quotes by Frank Gifford

Pro Football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.

Before the first year, nobody gave it a chance. Now, 36 years later, everybody knows Monday Night Football.

I had three stages of knowing Wellington Mara. He was my boss for a long time and he was a father figure. And finally, as we got older, he was my friend.

It is wonderful... Steve and Dan took professional football to a whole different level with the way they played the game. The fact that Steve is going in with Dan is very special.

That was a major thing that he did. They knew it was better for the future of football by sharing the money equally.

We spent a lot of time together on Sunday nights before a Monday night game, ... He was always very forthcoming with his information. Some players were testy and tough to deal with, but Steve was very helpful to us despite being much more in demand than other players.

Ronald Reagan with his arm around John Lennon's shoulder, explaining American football (in 1974). That's something special.

As we looked out over the audience at Canton, Ohio, and looked into the faces of all those people,

As we got older, I told him, 'No longer can I say you're a great father figure. You're my friend, and the dearest one I ever had.' He was extraordinary.