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None of the body was designed to play football. Excuse me, you know, football, we're just not designed for.
Joe Namath
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Joe Namath
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: May 31
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American Football Player
Football Player
Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania
Joseph William Namath
Joe Willie Namath
Broadway Joe
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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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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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I don't know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked Astroturf.
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We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee it.
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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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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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I wanna kiss you. I couldn't care less about the team struggling.
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I don't think that I've ever been a backup.
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I was focused on athletics, outdoors, sports.
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I'd rather go to Vietnam than get married.
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