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I don't think that I've ever been a backup.

Joe Namath

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Joe Namath
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: May 31
Actor
American Football Player
Football Player
Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania
Joseph William Namath
Joe Willie Namath
Broadway Joe
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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.
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The reality of it, excuse me, is when you're in the public they already have a perception of you, ... And that can be a little awkward.
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It feels bad to feel like you're not wanted.
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I couldn't do anything I didn't enjoy.
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When you win, nothing hurts.
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Nobody wants to follow somebody who doesn't know where he's going.
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How you recover from what life's throwing at you is what matters.
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I have to convince myself I know what I'm doing.
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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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I believe in letting a guy live the way he wants to if he doesn't hurt anyone.
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I was focused on athletics, outdoors, sports.
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None of the body was designed to play football. Excuse me, you know, football, we're just not designed for.
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Something's been guiding me around throughout my life.
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I don't know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked Astroturf.
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What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.
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My ego's not the kind that says, 'I want to be an actor and be accepted as that.
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The game is choreographed it is mental, it is physical, it is a battle. People can feel those hits when they are in the stadium, you feel them and you see the velocity of the players.
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Johnny Unitas was my hero.
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I've got news for you. We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it.
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Where I came from, sports were the only way to get out front.
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