100 Quotes by George Blanda

The one record I was happy to get rid of was the one for the most interceptions, when Brett Favre got that one.

Money has never been a consideration In my continuing to play for the Raiders.

You know, Billy Cannon is very fast.

I came from a poor Pennsylvania coal mining family and the only way I was going to get an education was through an athletic scholarship.

When I look back on my nine years with the Raiders, what comes to mind first is my great association with Al Davis. If it had not been for him I may not have done the things I did once I left Houston. I may not have even kept playing if it weren't for Al. I respected him highly.

A pro football player is lucky. He has a chance to meet a lot of people and make some potential business connections.

I never retired from any of my teams; I was fired.

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

If you want something bad enough and are willing to work as hard as you can - every minute of every day - there is nothing you can't achieve.