Dick Butkus Quotes- Words From the Chicago Bears Great!
We always think we will have our sports legends forever. Yet, time passes and it gets to us all. However, by what we do and say; our legacy can live on. Therefore, today we are going to look back on Dick Butkus Quotes. A NFL player who didn’t break the mold, he created it!
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Dick Butkus Quotes- Words From the Chicago Bears Great!
So then, let’s get right to some quotes! Here’s some sayings of Butkus about himself and the game we all love.
When I was ten, I told her about my plans to play football. Most mothers would try to talk their son out of such a notion, but Mom encouraged me.
There’s no reason why we can’t or shouldn’t be in the run all the time.
If I was smart enough to be a doctor, I’d be a doctor. I ain’t, so I’m a football player.
We’re a big check mark on everybody’s schedule. I told them it’s just another challenge, let’s go after it.
Don’t hit him so hard it makes his hat come off, hit him so hard it makes his head come off.
I know you lose draft choices or whatever when you finish first all the time but how can you explain New England being up there all these years? That’s not right. The Bears should be the ones.
And I said, ‘you know something, coach, I really don’t think you want to win here.’
Dick Butkus Football -Sayings From the NFL Great
Few people get to earn a living at what they like to do and there are hazards in any profession. Football is something I was made for. I gave the game all I could for as long as I could. I guess my only regret was that my career was too short.
I want to be recognized as the best-no doubt about it. When they say all-pro middle linebacker, I want them to mean Butkus!
My thing is trying to convince them they can win.
The game is changing so much. It’s not the same game anymore and I don’t know, I don’t like it. And the money that they’re giving these people — they don’t have to workout with their pads two days in a row. Their antics, it’s not for me anymore, sorry to say.
If we’re not on them, they go back to their old ways.
Dick Butkus Highlights
Eight Pro Bowls and two time Defensive Player of the Year honors; Butkus is forever one of best defensemen to ever play the game. Drafted in 1965 during the second round, as pick nine. From then on, Dick dominated at his position to the point that no matter how much time went on; even after his retirement his name continues to come to the fore.
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Dick Butkus Quote
What an amazing player! Nevertheless, let’s get back to some more legendary sayings from the great Dick Butkus. Enjoy.
I wouldn’t ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important — like a league game or something.
If I were young, fast, healthy, and had a lot of money and my whole sex life ahead of me, I’d retire – like Secretariat.
The real reason for coming to Montour is my love and respect for football.
Anything that happens that’s good, they think, Oh, it’s an accident, when is the roof caving in? You’ve got to get them out of that mental framework.
The bottom line is that these athletes tend to be safer investments because they really value their marketing opportunities. They don’t make as much money as during their active careers.
They always had a reputation about their pay. But I’m glad to see that they came out and paid some money for (Khalil) Mack and got him, and look what he did. It’s unbelievable what he did. He turned the whole thing around. They maybe don’t want to say that, but he did. He’s just got everybody by the way he plays.
Dick Butkus in Conclusion
Hardworking. Talented. Epic. Literally, one of the best to ever do it.
Dick Butkus is a man known for being fearless, outspoken and a BIG lover of football from the time he was young. He helped make the NFL what it is now. An entity that sports fans around the globe cannot get enough of any given Sunday, or midweek game.
Nonetheless, we hope you have enjoyed reading some popular quotes from the awesome, Dick Butkus! An extraordinary individual, and dynamite Hall of Famer. And also maybe have learned a thing or two about the Chicago Bears icon. We’ll miss you Dick.
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