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Steve Sabol Quotes

Steve Sabol quotes about game

American Director October 2, 1942 – September 18, 2012

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I never thought of what I was doing as a way to sell the NFL. I was making movies about a sport that I loved, about players and coaches that I respected. I wanted to convey my love of the game through film. And most artists convey their love through art. And my art and my love was expressed through film. Steve Sabol
I have loved football as an almost mythic game since I was in the fourth grade. To me, the game wasn't even grounded in reality. The uniform turned you into a warrior. Being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game. Steve Sabol
Look at a football field. It looks like a big movie screen. This is theatre. Football combines the strategy of chess. It's part ballet. It's part battleground, part playground. We clarify, amplify and glorify the game with our footage, the narration and that music, and in the end create an inspirational piece of footage. Steve Sabol
We see the game as art as much as sport. That helped us nurture not only the game's traditions but to develop its mythology: America's Team, The Catch, The Frozen Tundra. Steve Sabol
When my father bid $5,000 for the 1962 Championship Game, that was a huge amount. It was double the bid the year before. Pete Rozelle was flabbergasted. Who was this guy who was willing to spend so much money on what seemed like relatively worthless rights to the NFL Championship Game? Steve Sabol
Steve Sabol quote: "I don't go to games as much as I used to because of the NFL's..."
I don't go to games as much as I used to because of the NFL's Sunday Ticket. So I'll watch the games, take notes. Steve Sabol
Steve Sabol quote: "Football is such a great game, but football players are so dull."
Football is such a great game, but football players are so dull. Steve Sabol

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