Words matter. These are the best Bart Starr Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
My dad was the toughest man I’ve ever known in my life. He intimidated me. he was my Master Sergeant.
I was fascinated by Harry Gilmer and wanted to learn to throw the ball just like him.
It takes me about a week and a half to really analyze a game – play by play.
Sometimes when I watch a game, there are often more wide receivers on the field than we had on our whole team.
I would hope people remember the playing days first, and not the coaching years.
I had fallen in love with Cherry as a junior in high school. When I discovered she was going to go to Auburn, I was vacillating between Alabama and Kentucky because of Babe. I eliminated Kentucky because I wanted to be as close to Auburn as I could, and Tuscaloosa is a lot closer than Lexington is.
I was just one part of a great team.
Anyone can support a team that is winning – it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team to defend a team when it is down and really needs you, that takes a lot of courage.
I hadn’t trained to be a coach. That takes great training. Being an assistant under a Coach Lombardi or a Tom Landry or whoever, that prepares you to do a better job when you become a coach. I hadn’t received that training. It showed.
It’s a joy to help others. One of our longtime favorites is Rawhide Boys Camp, located 45 miles west of Green Bay.
I’ve been the luckiest football player ever.
My father – who was a master sergeant and the toughest man I’ve even known – next to him, Coach Lombardi was a piece of cake.
I’d like to pay tribute to what are unquestionably the world’s greatest fans. They are very loyal and very rabid. And I had the time of my life when I played in front of them.
I wish we could get a national buddy network going. It would be a great thing for the American people.
I love coming back to Wisconsin. Lambeau Field is such a special place – a lot different than the old city stadium next to East High School when I first arrived in 1956. The facilities were nothing like they are today, as the Packers were in tough financial times.
I really think just the honor of playing on five championship teams in seven years is the best thing.
I grew up in a military family, so I liked being in an atmosphere where there was almost that feeling.
You look at the quality players and look at the leadership we had, and it’s easy to understand why we won.
We avoided injuries that season. It was our fourth year with Vince, so we all knew just what he wanted. And a lot of our core guys were in their prime. It was an incredible season.
