Whether you’re a football player or a parent or fan, these inspirational football quotes will make sure that you’re pumped up for the next practice or game.
From the NFL to college football to flag football at schools around the US, football (and we’re talking about American football here) is such a beloved pastime for many and has a lot of lessons to teach along the way.
Motivational quotes by football players encourage you to keep dreaming, to never give up, and to see everything as an opportunity, while inspiring football quotes about the game itself remind you to fall in love with its beauty and with the passion it takes to take the field.
Touchdowns, team huddles, and the Super Bowl are all important parts of this incredible sport, and these football quotes to inspire you will make sure that you’ve got everything you need for awesome football parties, tailgating, or just some extra oomph in your morning routine as you face another day out in the world.
1. “No one ever drowned in sweat.” – Lou Holtz
2. “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t” – Jerry Rice
3. “When you lose, talk little. When you win, talk less.” – Tom Brady
4. “Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.”
5. “Winning is not everything – but making the effort to win is” – Vince Lombardi
6. “People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. ” – Vince Lombardi
7. “Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority.” – Vince Lombardi
8. “Football is an honest game. It’s true to life. It’s a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.”
9. “I consider it a great game, a game of many assets, by the way, and I think a symbol of what this country’s best attributes are: courage, stamina and a coordinated efficiency or teamwork.”
10. “When you’ve got the momentum in a football game, that is a time to keep going and get it into the end zone. We want to score for America’s families”
11. “There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it’s not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together.”
12. “We never use the condition of the footballs as an excuse. We play with whatever or kick with whatever we have to use and that’s the way it is.”
13. “I heard I was too small to play in high school, in college, in the NFL. It just made me work harder.” – Darren Sproles
14. “It’s not how big you are that counts. What matters is how BIG you play.”
15. “Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.”
16. “I would say that the quality of each man’s life is the full measure of that man’s commitment of excellence and victory – whether it be football, whether it be business, whether it be politics or government or what have you.”
17. “When you’ve got the momentum in a football game, that is a time to keep going and get it into the end zone. We want to score for America’s families.”
18. “If I have any talent, it’s in the artistic end of football. The variation of movement of 11 players and the orchestration of that facet of football is beautiful to me.”
19. “I love football. I enjoy it. That’s why I’ve been in this game as many years as I have. I still like it. I get excited about it.”
20. “I tried to look around to see what I wanted to do. Football was something I knew the most about.”
21. “I had great football players. To be quite truthful, my great football players, the ones who wanted the ball at the end of the games, they weren’t focused on money. They wanted to do something great.”
22. “At least 80 percent of the success of the football team is determined by the fight and spirit that they put into their play.”
23. “Some of the most innovative things in football, I see at high school games. It’s not the play – it’s when you run it. The right time.”
24. “Hungry is a word that I’ve been analyzing here of late. It’s not hunger that drives me, it’s not hunger that needs to drive our football team. Hunger and thirst are things that can be quenched. We have to be a driven group, we have to seek greatness.”
25. “Football doesn’t build character, it reveals character.”
26. “Great football coaches have the vision to see, the faith to believe, the courage to do – and 25 great players”
27. “Football isn’t necessarily won by the best players. It’s won by the team with the best attitude.”
28. “Football is one-third offense, one-third defense, and one-third special teams.”
29. “I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.”
30. “Football is unconditional love.”
31. “To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it’s digging deep, it’s doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.”
32. “Whether it’s checkers or jump rope or football, to stop me, you’ve got to bring everything you’ve got” – Chris Peterson
33. “I’m trying to go out there and play good football” – Joe Flacco
