Football

In life, as in football, you don't go far unless you know where the goalposts are.
- Arnold H. Glasgow

Being in politics is like being a football coach; you have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
- Eugene McCarthy

Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings.
- George F. Will

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: hit the line hard.
- Theodore Roosevelt, 1858 - 1919

In baseball, when a player scores, you cheer. In football, when a player scores, you look for flags.
- Thomas Boswell

If a man watches three football games in a row he should be declared legally dead.
- Erma Louise Bombeck, 1927 - 1996