A biography for Cris Collinsworthhasn’t been written yet.
“I have so much respect for the country, I don't like blanket indictments. There's a lot of really great things about this country.”
“For a football fan, there might be nothing better than watching a playoff game at Lambeau Field - and seeing it decided, dramatically, in overtime.”
“Sometimes pitchers' duels are just as interesting as home-run affairs.”
“It's so easy to confirm what you believe about somebody by the numbers how fast they are, how tall they are, how strong they are, how smart they are. And yet football is always been a game where heart, determination and strength of will and character has so much to do with it.”
“It seems every white receiver has the same thing said about him: He's supposed to be good on third and five. He's supposed to run good pass routes.”
“In college, I might see three different coverages in an entire game. In the pros, you see three different coverages on three consecutive plays. The quality of athletes in the NFL is better, too.”
“When I broadcast my first NFL game during the 1989 season, I had absolutely no idea what to study or how to study. NBC provided me with a handful of newspaper articles, we watched some film at the team facility on Friday before the game, and we interviewed some players and coaches.”
“Whatever the name of their favorite team or whatever city I'm in, everybody is completely convinced that I hate not any other team, just their team.”
“No matter what anybody says, they cannot keep up with all 32 teams in the NFL, and certainly not 32 NFL teams and 100 college teams.”
“Growing up is hard enough. When you have to deal with adults all day, it's just that much more difficult.”
“In the NFL, we get paid to play and people expect us to perform.”
“At Florida, I could outrun or out jump a lot of players. But everyone in this league runs either a 4.4 or 4.5 and can jump out of the stadium.”
“In order to play this game, at one point in your life you've got to be a little mentally deranged. And every once in a while, you've got to call upon that sickness and make it work for you.”
“I've actually made a science out of how to brag about my daughter.”
“Sometimes people who seem to have It made complain the loudest when things don't go right and I don't want to be that kind of person.”
“That's always going to be the issue though when you're playing with a young quarterback. There's going to be ups and downs.”
“Some people were arrogant jerks when they made $50,000 and some are arrogant jerks making $25 million. People are people, but 95 percent of NFL players are great guys.”
“I like girls that aren't too bright because you can trick 'em a little bit.”
“You try to teach toughness and to hit hard, and also say to be safe and don't hurt anybody - there's a contradiction there. The very fundamental question for the long road is, Do you want your kids playing football? That's the scary question, especially for the N.F.L.”