John Steinbeck on football

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. It might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.

No one wants advice — only corroboration.

Football is like life, it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

Vince Lombardi1913–1970

God, as some cynic has said, is always on the side which has the best football coach.

Heywood Broun1888–1939

If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.