Quotes by Howie Long

I grew up in the streets in Boston in a row-home neighborhood playing hockey.

I think you get used to being looked at. It used to bother me when I was young. But you get more secure with yourself at least as a man the older you get.

Everything I've done after football requires so much less focus, less work, less stress, it's kind of like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders. You no longer have to be the toughest guy in the world.

I don't really miss football anymore. I played for a long time, and played it well.

When I was playing football, I was offered little parts in movies, but I always said 'No, thanks.' It didn't seem to be the right time.

My philosophy with Hollywood is the same as when I played ball. I try to bring everything I know to whatever I do. If I fail, then it's not for lack of trying.

I was sick a lot, and doctors told my grandmother I'd never grow up to be big and strong. Isn't that ironic?

Run into other people for 20 years, you're gonna have pain. But I'd do it all again... It's like I say to my kids: 'Good things that happen are often a byproduct of a sacrifice you've made.'

If wives or girlfriends are knowledgeable about sports, it only benefits their relationships. It's all about give-and-take negotiations, like saying, 'I'll see 'Unforgiven' if you'll see 'The Bridges of Madison County.'

Growing up in Charlestown, we didn't have money, but we weren't poor either.