Joe Montana is a well-known American former professional football quarterback who spent 16 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). His career began with the San Francisco 49ers, but he also played for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Similarly, Joe Montana won a national championship at Notre Dame, allowing him to join the San Francisco 49ers to begin his NFL career. He also holds three Super Bowl career records and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
Here are some of his inspiring quotes.
“I don’t live in the past. I just live in the enjoyment of the game.”― Joe
“Cause there’s only one reason for doing anything that you set out to do. if you don’t want to be the best, then there’s no reason going out and trying to accomplish anything.”― Joe
“There is nothing worse for me than sitting in traffic. That’s what killed me in L.A.”― Joe
“You need to be able to work with people. Especially in football, it is not a QB’s game… even though the media likes to make it into that – it takes the whole team.”― Joe
“Yeah, it’s nice to look up to people, but the more you try to be somebody else, the less you are of yourself.”― Joe
“Installing a new offense is harder than a new defense. It just takes time.”― Joe
“Always be prepared to start.”― Joe
“I miss the game – I miss it a lot.”― Joe
“Man, coaching is a hard job, and it requires a lot of time… I hear stories from coaches who tell me that players call them in the middle of the night not knowing where they parked their car.”― Joe
“Confidence is a very fragile thing.”― Joe
“As a quarterback, there’s no better way to finish your year, in winning a Super Bowl, than with a touchdown pass. The chances of that happening, by the looks of most of the Super Bowls, is a very rare chance. Fortunately for me, I had an opportunity.”― Joe Montana
“My back only bugs me when I sleep wrong. I feel my knee more than anything, the left one. It’s arthritic.”― Joe Montana
“I don’t live in the past.”― Joe Montana
“The game is just, everybody talks about baseball, but I really think football probably has a little bit more American feeling than anything.”― Joe Montana
“As a quarterback, you have to love it. As much as you like to turn around and hand the ball off – the whole traditional football game – as a quarterback, you gotta love putting it in the air.”― Joe Montana
“Man, coaching is a hard job, and it requires a lot of time… I hear stories from coaches who tell me that players call them in the middle of the night not knowing where they parked their car. You are baby-sitting rich, spoiled kids… I don’t know where you parked your car!”― Joe Montana
“I had six or seven documented concussions, so I had a lot more than that. But I feel fine.”― Joe Montana
“I don’t watch a lot of the games on Sunday. But I always kept an eye on the 49ers. I think Mike Singletary has made a big difference. He’s done a tremendous job.”― Joe Montana
“You know, I’ve had blowups with my coach too. The same thing happens, it just wasn’t as evident back then because they didn’t have so many cameras and ways to see things happen.”― Joe Montana
“If I could still play, I would be trying. It’s been 15 years.”― Joe Montana
“I don’t watch a lot of the games on Sunday. But I always kept an eye on the 49ers.”― Joe Montana
“My back only bugs me when I sleep wrong. I feel my knee more than anything, the left one. It’s arthritic. I have a bad nerve in the back of my eye.”― Joe Montana
“Any quarterback that understands what the offense is really about is going to succeed.”― Joe Montana
“Yeah, I think it motivates you as people start to count you out. It doesn’t make you play any harder, because every time you go out on the field you give 110 percent, but it does give you more of an edge mentally, knowing that you were in the same situation, because in sports you always find yourself behind.”― Joe
“Some guys practice like all-Americans, but they can’t play!”― Joe Montana
“I started a business with two guys I played with, Ronnie Lott and Harris Barton: Champion Ventures, it’s a fund of funds. We have $400 million or so under management.”― Joe
“Especially in football, it is not a QB’s game… even though the media likes to make it into that – it takes the whole team.”― Joe Montana
“Some people have no respect whether you are with your family or not. That’s the hardest part. I was shopping in a grocery store in Seattle looking for stuff for Nicholas. This guy kept following me with his cell phone video on.”― Joe
“Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live.”― Joe
“My mother and father, Joe and Theresa Montana brought me along and taught me to never quit, and to strive to be the best.”― Joe
“There’s no thrill like throwing a touchdown pass.”― Joe
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