Pat Bowlen Quotes

I'm really looking forward to the Hall of Fame ceremonies. It's going to be unbelievable - just crazy. I'm looking forward to thanking all the fans for inspiring me to go out there and play my best football each and every game.

It is a bit surreal for me because I have been a lifelong Birmingham fan, so to be inducted into the Hall of Fame is a massive honour.

When I look back over my career, having an opportunity to compete against really good players like Lester Hayes are some of the highlights.

I think a great athlete transcends eras.

People are proud of their players.

I love English football because of its brilliant atmosphere, intensity of the competition and the culture of respect that fans and players have for the game.

I'm hoping I'm remembered as one of the most prolific shot-blockers.

Before I was 'the captain' with the label - because essentially, that's all it is - I was a player, and before that, I was a fan of the game, fan of the team.

I saw a lot of good hitters but I never saw a better one than Paul Waner. I mean I once threw a side arm spitter right into his belly and he hit it into the upper deck.

Bill eventually became Mr Tottenham Hotspur, and produced such a dazzling team at White Hart Lane that they won the double and played the game in a way that was an object lesson to everybody.

You are anxious before every game because you had to win it. If you didn't you went down the ladder. I felt proud of the way we beat some teams in tough games.

I don't like disrespecting other teams.

When a ball goes into a net it only means something because we decided it means something. When somebody punches somebody in the face it always means something.

It is impossible to state in words how much this team means to me, how much Hulu means to me.

I have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it and I want to play for France again.

Obviously the fans are very important to me, in fact they mean everything to me and they are the people I try to please when I play.

The best part about being a Blazer is the fans. The fans here are so loyal it feels like a college team with how close the fans and players are. They have such a great passion for the team that it makes it fun to be a part of and makes you want to work harder to make the team successful.

It's always been a dream of mine, and a childhood fantasy, to play a great champion. I would much rather haven been an athlete than an actor. This is like some second place consolation prize.

If the coach insists upon hard play, but clean play, the team will do likewise.

In his life, a man can change wives, political parties or religions but he cannot change his favourite soccer team.

There's only one way to break the color line. Be good. I mean, play good. Play so good that they can't remember what color you were before the season started.

I used to play sports in school, but it was hard to do that because you're part of a team and you don't want to let your team down.

Hey, dont hate the player, hate the team.

I know that sacrifices have to be made to play with good teams.

No one ever says, 'It's only a game' when their team is winning.