Jay Leno Quotes

I chose Tennessee because I thought they'd give me an opportunity to play.

Guess what, the cheerleaders in college are the best athletes in college. You think, I'm joking, they're almost all gymnasts, the stuff they do on hard wood, it blows my mind.

I didn't have a big-time contract out of college like most athletes. In fact I had no contract at all.

I wanted to go to college and play football.

College football promotes drinking, dishonesty, and neglect of academic work.

They shouldn’t, sir. You sold your souls and you’re going to continue selling them. You can be very moral and righteous in asking me that question sir, but there is not one of you in this room that’s going to turn down any of our money. You’re going to take it. I can only offer it…. We want to put our materials on the bodies of your athletes and the best way to do it is to buy your schools or buy your coach.

I don't make a big deal out of playing football at UGA to people who have interviewed me.

There's no better Gamecock than Marcus Lattimore.

When I started and first got to the MMA gym the guys would start and say, 'You're like the All-American kid.' It was because, I don't know, I go to church every Sunday, I got married young and I've always been an All-American in college having gone All-American all four years.

I will always root for the Sooners.

Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.

It's naive of anyone to think there is no corruption in football because it's everywhere.

Prior to the draft I met with the Vikings about four or five times.

I had more offers in football than baseball.

In college, playing the two guard, I found a way to get drafted.

Coach Kingsbury, I know the type of offense he runs. He recruited me out of high school and I have a great relationship with him.

What I find is that when young people find a brand they relate to, that they feel speaks to them, they want it in every format they can get.

What I tell student athletes is first of all, you've made good choices this far in order to be able to be in college and to be an athlete. Keep making good choices.

What would be wrong with letting a kid go pro, and if it doesn't work out he can come back to college? What's the harm in that? The reason is the word "amateurism." The NCAA has to protect colleges' tax exemption.

Hawaii doesn't win many games in the United States.

I don't hire anybody not brighter than I am. If they're not brighter than I am, I don't need them.

College football: I do not see the relationship of those highly industrialized affairs on Saturday afternoons to higher learning in America.

LeBron james came, and he gets $10 million a year. There was no stigma or blemish, like you have with one-and-done. Now people say, "He's not a student, he's an athlete." Well, of course he's not a student! He's here for one year and he told you he's here for one year, and the school took him with open arms.

College football is LSU's Tiger Stadium at night.

I thought I did until I looked at some old game films. (When asked if he played college football)