Author Profile
Joe Namath
1943 • American • Athlete
60
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Showing 60 quotesAfter 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.— Joe Namath
Most of my recognition comes from us winning that championship. The words may not come out - 'Super Bowl III' - because a lot of the folks at the grocery store, gas station or mall weren't even born when we won the Super Bowl. But they're aware of it. It has had a tremendous impact on my life since then.— Joe Namath
The name of the game is 'kill the quarterback.' Every football team tries to knock the guy out of the game that's handling the ball.— Joe Namath
I think I could have become an outstanding professional baseball player, but I don't think I could have reached the heights that I have in football - being one of the very top players in the game, being a world champion.— Joe Namath
I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.— Joe Namath
None of the body was designed to play football. Excuse me, you know, football, we're just not designed for.— Joe Namath
There's an old saying amongst players in football talking about your general manger and coaches, they speak with a forked tongue.— Joe Namath