Until my senior year, baseball and basketball were my best sports; and even when I was a senior, I still wanted to play baseball professionally. But the family wanted me to go to college and I guess I agreed with them or else I would have accepted some of the offers I got.

Joe Namath

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When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.

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If you aren't going all the way, why go at all? by Joe Namath

If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?

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You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

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Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.

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I don't know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked... by Joe Namath

I don't know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked Astroturf.

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To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going.

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I can't wait until tomorrow 'cause I get better looking every day... by Joe Namath

I can't wait until tomorrow 'cause I get better looking every day.

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It's not how you fall that counts.. It's how you get up by Joe Namath

It's not how you fall that counts.. It's how you get up

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I've got news for you. We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it. by Joe Namath

I've got news for you. We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it.

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To win, you have to lose, and then get pissed off. by Joe Namath

To win, you have to lose, and then get pissed off.

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After I hurt the knee, football wasn't nearly as much fun. I was limited. But you make do with what you have. I adjusted some. I was lucky to play as long as I did, with the different kinds of injuries I got. I played with two severed hamstring muscles in my leg late in my career. I could barely run, other than to drop back to pass.

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You learn how to be a gracious winner and an outstanding loser. by Joe Namath

You learn how to be a gracious winner and an outstanding loser.

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Whether it's 18 years old or 40 years old, we think we know what's going on. But if you're lucky enough to continue the journey, its amazing how we keep learning how much we didn't know.

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I wanna kiss you. I couldn't care less about the team struggling. What we know is we can improve. Chad Pennington, our quarterback, missed the first part of the season, and we struggled. We're looking to next season. We're looking to make a noise now, and I wanna kiss you!

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First, I prepare. Then I have faith. by Joe Namath

First, I prepare. Then I have faith.

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How you recover from what life's throwing at you is what matters. by Joe Namath

How you recover from what life's throwing at you is what matters.

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I don't care what a man is as long as he treats me right. He can be a gambler, a hustler, someone everybody else thinks is obnoxious, I don't care so long as he's straight with me and our dealings are fair.

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When you win, nothing hurts. by Joe Namath

When you win, nothing hurts.

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I love football. I really love football, As far as I'm concerned, it's the second best thing in the world.

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I think that at some point in your life you realize you don't have to worry if you do everything you're supposed to do right. Or if not right, if you do it the best you can... what can worry do for you? You are already doing the best you can.

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