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Johnny Unitas was my hero.

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
Johnny
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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I don't know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked Astroturf.
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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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Something's been guiding me around throughout my life.
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I don't think that I've ever been a backup.
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When we won the league championship, all the married guys on the club had to thank their wives for putting up with all the stress and strain all season. I had to thank all the single broads in New York.
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I couldn't do anything I didn't enjoy.
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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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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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I think there's always going to be a problem dealing with firearms, with knives. It's the animal we are that cause the problems.
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Till I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'
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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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None of the body was designed to play football. Excuse me, you know, football, we're just not designed for.
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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've got news for you. We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it.
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We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee it.
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When you win, nothing hurts.
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I wanna kiss you. I couldn't care less about the team struggling.
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