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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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Something's been guiding me around throughout my life.
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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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Nobody wants to follow somebody who doesn't know where he's going.
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Johnny Unitas was my hero.
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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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Where I came from, sports were the only way to get out front.
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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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What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.
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There's an old saying amongst players in football talking about your general manger and coaches, they speak with a forked tongue.
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It feels good to show some courage.
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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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My philosophy in life, where I was trying to get, could have been a little bit different.
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I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.
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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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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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Football is a team game. So is life.
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First, I prepare. Then I have faith.
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After my first knee operation, in January of '65 before I went to the Jets, Dr. James Nicholas told me everything went well and that I could probably play four years in the NFL. The surgery was trailblazing to a certain extent.
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Till I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'
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When you win, nothing hurts.
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