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14 quotes by Fran Tarkenton

Career information High school: Athens High School College: Georgia NFL Draft: 1961 / Round: 3 / Pick: 29 AFL Draft: 1961 / Round: 5 / Pick: 34 Debuted in 1961 for the Minnesota Vikings Last played in 1978 for the Minnesota Vikings Career history Minnesota Vikings (1961–1966) New York Giants (1967–1971) Minnesota Vikings (1972–1978) Career highlights and awards 9× Pro Bowl selection (1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976) AP...
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If you wait for the right time or the good times to start a business, you wait all your life.

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Ignoring facts does not make them go away.

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If football taught me anything about business, it is that you win the game one play at a time.

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You can only learn by opening yourself up to engage with different sources of information. How can you learn something if you never see it, read it... →

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The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he's set for life. I didn't think I was set for life, and I don't now.... →

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The New York Times Bestseller 'The Amateur,' written by Ed Klein, former editor of the 'New York Times Magazine,' is one of the best... →

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Television isn't my career. Business is.

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That's how I judge a quarterback: Either you make plays or you don't. I don't even want to talk about mechanics.

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Great quarterbacks, good quarterbacks, make plays.

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The greatness of America is capitalism, free market capitalism. The exceptionalism of American business.

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In sports, teams win and individuals don't.

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Quarterbacks need to make their team better. If it's a bad team, they can even make a bad team better.

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What's so wonderful about football and business and show business is that every time I start thinking I'm special, I get knocked on my ass.

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