Steve Sabol Quotes
My father always used to say ‘treat everyone as a gentleman; not because they are, but because you are.’
But I can tell you this: Nothing will happen up there that can duplicate my life down here. That life cannot be better than the one I've lived down here, the football life. It's been perfect.
To me, football is very personal. Even as a kid, I looked at football in dramaturgical terms. It wasn't the score that interested me, it was the struggle.
I've always believed in making films that you make the little decisions with your head, but you make the big decisions with your heart.
The autumn wind is a Raider, / Pillaging just for fun; / He'll knock you around, / And upside down, / And laugh when he's conquered and won.
NFL Films has had one continuous, creative vision for 47 years. These are timeless things; timeless stories that we capture just like people go back and read Greek mythology.
I think in the NFL knowledge is power, and you try to get the knowledge by whatever means.
That helped us nurture not only the game's traditions but to develop its mythology: America's Team, The Catch, The Frozen Tundra.
Lombardi, a certain magic still lingers in the very name. It speaks of duels in the snow and November mud He remains for many the heart of pro football, pumping hard right now.
I don't go to games as much as I used to because of the NFL's Sunday Ticket. So I'll watch the games, take notes.
If you can show something as complicated as two people falling in love with just music and camera angles, well, just think about what you can do with football.
A perfect record does not mean that someone is the greatest. Rocky Marciano never lost a fight, but I never hear anyone say he's the greatest heavyweight champion of all time.