Quotes by Fran Tarkenton

About Fran Tarkenton:

Francis Asbury "Fran" Tarkenton is a former NFL quarterback, television personality, and computer software executive.
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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 books I've read.

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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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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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Television isn't my career. Business is.

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

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You know, quarterbacks, I think greatness in quarterbacks is taking what you've got, whether it's a great team, a good team, or a struggling team and make them better.

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Great quarterbacks, good quarterbacks, make plays.

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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. As athletes, we are important, celebrities, in demand and rich. Then we are out of the game and we are not import...

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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, or hear it?

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Ignoring facts does not make them go away.

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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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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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Profit isn’t and shouldn’t be the mission of business. The mission of business is to help people. To help your customers, your co-workers, your employees, and your partners. Success is not a number — it’s not X dollars or Y customers — it�...

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In sports, teams win and individuals don't.

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Author Bio

  • NameFran Tarkenton
  • DescriptionAmerican football player
  • BornFebruary 3, 1940
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Gridiron Football Player