Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
You have different sorts of people in life, so why should it be any different in football?
Football develops, it becomes quicker, players develop as athletes.
In the game of football, you need to be strong, and at my position, you need to be able to put up a good fight. So I work on my upper body and lower body strength because your body's got to be able to last.
Football is a bit like chess: it's not just the piece being moved that matters; it's also the effect that move has on all the other pieces.
I think any football is a guy that is able to one, be able to be humble and hungry off the field, but at the same time on the football field understand what they have to get done and be a little bit ferocious.
There are two types of football - there's physical football and football talent.
The thing about football is when you've got guys that work hard and do things the right way, it'll come together... it's supposed to if you put the work in.
To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it's digging deep, it's doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.
Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.