Quotes by Merlin Olsen

Merlin Olsen

After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.

Games

Ideas

Stars

Football linemen are motivated by a more complicated, self-determining series of factors than the simple fear of humiliation in the public gaze, which is the emotion that galvanizes the backs and receivers.

Football

Self

Simple

I can ski out of my back door.

Back Doors

Doors

Skis

I do not believe that there is any secret or single formula for success, but there are common threads of thought and action that characterize the successful people that I have been fortunate enough to know and observe. I do know, from my own experience, that our chance of succeeding is much greater when we organize and take charge of our lives. When we are willing to make decisions, we aggressively pursue those things in life that are important to us.

Believe

Leadership

Sports

I had a hockey puck and stick-the only ones in town. I definitely would have played hockey ahead of football, had it been available.

Football

Hockey

Puck

I just wanted to be an athlete.

Athlete

Nfl

Wanted

I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.

Hurt

Nfl

Should Have

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.

Football

Games

Nfl

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.

Example

Important

Should Have

I’ve caught fish as big as I am. I’ve caught marlin close to 300 pounds.

Bigs

Caught

Pounds

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Athlete

Back Doors

Basketball

Believe

Bigs

Book

Bowls

Careers

Caught

Crowds

Cutting

Depressing

Doors

Dream

Emotional

Example

Exciting

Football

Funny

Games

Growth

Hockey

Hurt

Ideas

Impact

Important

Inspirational

Integrity

Land

Laughter

Leadership

Mistake

Motivational

Nfl

Pain

Perseverance

Player

Pounds

Puck

Real

Realizing

Self

Should Have

Simple

Skis

Sports

Stars

Success

Swimming

Team

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Quotes by Merlin Olsen

Merlin Olsen

After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.

Football linemen are motivated by a more complicated, self-determining series of factors than the simple fear of humiliation in the public gaze, which is the emotion that galvanizes the backs and receivers.

I can ski out of my back door.

I had a hockey puck and stick-the only ones in town. I definitely would have played hockey ahead of football, had it been available.

I just wanted to be an athlete.

I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.

I was captain and should have set the example. I would lift a minimum of weights. Mine was natural physical strength. I always thought quickness and agility were much more important.

I’ve caught fish as big as I am. I’ve caught marlin close to 300 pounds.

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