Quotes by Tony Dorsett

About Tony Dorsett:

Anthony "Tony" Drew Dorsett is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. After graduating from Hopewell High School, Dorsett attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he won the Heisman Trophy. He was a first round draft choice of the Cowboys in 1977, became NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and played for the team through 1987. He played for Denver the following year before he was forced to retire due to injuries. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.
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I'm a strong believer that you practice like you play, little things make big things happen.

Tony Dorsett

You always want to see the NFL try to protect the players.

Tony Dorsett

No parent or coach can be true to any child and say he's ready for the N.F.L. out of high school.

Tony Dorsett

Tragedies make you realize how selfish you are.

Tony Dorsett

I'm me. I can't put on airs. I'm not a phony. I know the way I am hurts me more times than it helps. But somehow it's all tied up with my integrity, and my integrity is the last thing I'm going to let you take from me.

Tony Dorsett

I've always been a person afraid of the dark. I was taught that when you have complete darkness, that's when spirits walk. In our house when I was growing up, all the doors were always cracked a little bit at night so you could get light into the roo...

Tony Dorsett

I was pretty hot-tempered all through school. I remember my high school basketball coach telling me: 'Boy, if you don't learn to control that temper, you're gonna kill somebody.'

Tony Dorsett

The Rooneys are very classy. They're very deliberate with their decision-making. Once you're part of that family, Steeler nation, they treat you with respect. You don't have a lot of rambunctious players running around.

Tony Dorsett

People need to pay attention to their bodies and go get a checkup. If you do that, you have a chance to help illnesses from getting even worse.

Tony Dorsett

You hope in this life that you grow and don't always repeat your mistakes.

Tony Dorsett

Everything starts with yourself, with you making up your mind about what you're going to do with your life. I tell kids that it's a cruel world, and that the world will bend them either left or right, and it's up to them to decide which way to bend.

Tony Dorsett

Marriage was probably the worst mistake I ever made in my life.

Tony Dorsett

My four older brothers were my favorite players. That's why I got into football and sports.

Tony Dorsett
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To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

Tony Dorsett

All a lot of women see are dollar signs.

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Author Bio

  • NameTony Dorsett
  • DescriptionPlayer of American football
  • BornApril 7, 1954
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Gridiron Football Player