Gentlemen, This Is a Football: Football's Best Quotes and Quips

by Eric Zweig (Compiler)

"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck."
- Don Shula Football has changed the way we speak, adding new words and rewriting the definitions of old ones. NFL games dominate Sunday's television ratings as millions of fans tune in to watch their favorite teams. Gentlemen, This is a Football is a quote from Vince Lombardi, and this book celebrates more of the wit and wisdom in the game of football. Fascinating quotations taken from superstars and celebrities will engage fans of all ages, who will find plenty to cheer about here. These quotes mix the hilarious with the sarcastic and the sincere with laugh-out-loud zingers. Of course there are groaners -- and lots of "oops" moments, too. Here's a small

Genres: Sports

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 2006

About the author

By the age of ten Eric Zweig was already a budding sports fanatic who was filling his school news books with game reports instead of current events. Eric’s first book, Hockey Night in the Dominion of Canada (1992), was an historical novel set in the early days of professional hockey. He has been working with Dan Diamond and Associates, consulting publisher to the National Hockey League, since 1996. As a freelance writer, Eric is the author or co-author of many non-fiction sports books for adults and children. He is a member of the Society for International Hockey Research and the Society for American Baseball Research. A former member of the Toronto Blue Jays grounds crew, he still has a champagne bottle from the club’s first American League East Division title celebration in 1985.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic quotes that will help you get on the nine yard line of life! I am a big fan of football; and I think that we can learn a lot about adversity when we hear players and coaches talk about what it takes to win. If you have a football fan in your life this would make a great gift; a book that you can just flip through and find inspiration from.

[Yella · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this book, there are several quotes. They don't tell a story, but they tell about the football players in the NFL. Most of the quotes in the book are funny. Some of the quotes describe a certain position and who the best player is at that position. This book also tells about the best plays in the NFL, and which team performed the play. This book was a good tool in learning about the game of football, and what playing football is all about.

[Kk5primeayat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gentlemen This is a football features more than 400 quips and quotes - wise, sarcastic, hilarious and uncensored - comiled by best selling author Eric Zweg. This book also talks about how football players make other players fear them and hate them. Another thing this book talks about historic nicknames and catch frases. Also it talks about the meaning of football. Lastly it said that the meaning of football is to teach life skills.

[Jim Melcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining book of quotes.