I don’t get…athletes

Players and coaches say the darndest things. The following are some of the more famous quotes:

1.      “Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.”-Joe Theisman, played for Notre Dame in college and the Washington Redskins in the NFL and later became a broadcaster

2.      “I may be dumb, but I’m not stupid.”-Terry Bradshaw, most famous for his years in the NFL as a Pittsburg Steeler, now he’s a NFL commentator

3.      “Hawaii doesn’t win many games in the United States.”-Lee Corso, former coach and now hosts College Game Day on ESPN

4.  “It’s kind of hard to rally ’round a math class.”-Alabama’s legendary coach, Paul “The Bear” Bryant on the role of athletics on the college campus.

 5.  “I love football.  I really love football.  As far as I’m concerned, it’s the second best thing in world.”-Joe Namath

 6.  “The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.”-Lou Holtz, coached at Notre Dame, Arkansas, Duke and the University of South Carolina, now an ESPN commentator

 7.  “They say a tie is like kissing your sister.  I guess it’s still better than kissing your brother.”-Lou Holtz

8.  “Pressure is something you feel when you don’t kow what the hell your doing.”-Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts