Football sayings are part of the game. We’ve assembled some of the most popular ones right here.
When championship teams win the big games, everyone remembers their football slogan. It almost makes you think the football slogans had something to do with all the wins. Well, maybe not. But, a good football saying can be a great motivation for players, coaches, and fans.
To help you with your team, we’ve assembled some of the best from teams from around the country. Enjoy!
Best Football Sayings
1.) Rudy was off-side!
2.) Rise as One!
3.) Why not us?
4.) Prepare for Combat.
5.) Any team, anywhere.
6.) Our Honor Defend.
7.) Thunder Crashes, Lightning Flashes.
8.) First downs to touchdowns – That’s how we roll!
9.) Champions play as one.
10.) We won’t back down.
11.) Strength in Unity.
12.) We didn’t come here to play, we came here to win.
13.) If the stands aren’t swaying, we ain’t’ playing.
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14.) Sweat more in preparation, and bleed less in battle.
15.) Your sweat is your fat crying. Keep it up.
16.) Because we can!
17.) Play hard, smart, and together.
18.) Play every play like it is the last play; you will every play.
19.) Whatever it takes.
20.) Always earned, never given.
21.) Do it NOW, Do it RIGHT.
22.) Talk with your pads; play with your hearts.
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Motivating Sayings
23.) Why not us?
24.) It’s hard to beat a team that never gives up.
25.) Practice without improvement is meaningless.
26.) Attitude is everything – life is 10% of what you make it and 90% of how you take it.
27.) Attack the Future.
28.) Refuse to Lose.
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Home Team Pride
29.) The practice is the effort that makes winning possible.
30.) Win the Day.
31.) Be the hammer or the nail.
32.) Turn a setback into a comeback.
33.) Our BEAST MODE is turned “ON” always.
34.) Work Hard and Stay Humble.
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35.) 2 teams, 1 night, 0 regrets.
36.) Be strong, Be fierce.
Motivational Football Sayings
37.) BRING YOUR SKATES: Fight until Hell freezes over and then fight on the ice.
38.) Fourth Quarter.
39.) You can walk away or work harder.
40.) Excellence in all we do.
41.) Winning traditions begin on the practice field.
42.) Finish Strong.
43.) SUDDEN IMPACT.
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44.) The football MVP was once a beginner.
45.) One Way: FORWARD.
46.) The task ahead of you is never as great as the strength within you.
47.) The first step in winning is believing you can.
48.) The body achieves what the mind believes.
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Best Football Mottos
49.) You’re not finished when you lose; you’re finished when you quit.
50.) Catch the Spirit.
51.) ALL IN!
52.) Remember that guy who gave up? Yeah, nobody else does, either.
53.) Keep Calm and Tackle Hard.
54.) We can and we will.
55.) Trample the weak, hurdle the dead.
56.) Never Quit.
57.) Pursue Perfection.
58.) Ain’t a horse that can’t be rode, ain’t a cowboy who can’t be throwed.
59.) Good enough…Isn’t.
60.) Change the Game.
61.) The road to greatness is uphill.
62.) Rise and Roar.
63.) We can; we will; we are one team.
64.) Champions are made, not born.
65.) This is our House.
66.) It’s all about TEAM – nothing else matters.
67.) Where there is unity, there is victory.
68.) Those who stay will be champions. (This has been the football slogan of the University of Michigan since 1969 — It was created by coach Bo Schembechler.)
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Inspiring Slogans
69.) Here are some inspiring football sayings.
70.) Success starts with believing in yourself.
71.) Mediocrity is as close to the bottom as it is to the top.
72.) Excuses stop here.
73.) If we cannot find a way, we will make one.
74.) Great accomplishments require great sacrifices.
75.) Success is not a random event.
76.) We hit the books hard and our opponents harder.
77.) Pucker up and kiss your dreams of victory goodbye.
78.) Win your battle.
79.) Play Fast.
Cool Football Sayings
80.) Success doesn’t come to you; you go to it.
81.) Quitters throw in the towel. Winners use it to wipe off their sweat.
82.) Champions play as one.
83.) We walk through this door together.
84.) One of us is not as strong as all of us.
85.) WE ARE ONE.
86.) Sweat makes the grass grow.
87.) Never give up, never back down, never lose faith.
88.) THERE’S ONLY ONE (team nickname or school).
89.) Come Together, Work Together, Play Together, Win Together.
90.) Never Yield.
91.) The 12th Man.
92.) All In!
93.) All We Do Is Win.
94.) Little Stars; Big Dreams.
95.) Forever Football.
96.) It’s Not Fall Without Football.
97.) Punt Intended.
98.) It’s Game Day!
99.) Today’s Forecast: 100% Chance of Winning.
100.) Home Is Where The Field Is.
101.) Teamwork makes the dream work.
102.) The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
103.) Eleven players, one heartbeat, one mission.
104.) Losers complain; winners train.
105.) Be the GOAT!
106.) Our Field: Where Legends Are Made.
107.) We Shine From Whistle To Victory.
108.) Winning Tactics.
109.) Elevate your skills; elevate your game.
110.) If it is to be, it starts with me.
Best Football Quotes
111.) Football is like life. It requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority.
Vince Lombardi
112.) Success isn’t owned, it’s leased. And the rent is due every day.
J.J. Watt
113.) Don’t give up at half-time. Concentrate on winning the second half.
Paul Bear Bryant
114.) Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence…If you’re in control, they’re in control.
Tom Landry
115.) Set your goals high, and don’t stop til you get there.
Bo Jackson
116.) A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be.
Tom Landry
117.) You fail all the time, but you aren’t a failure until you start blaming someone else.
Bum Phillips
118.) Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.
Mike Singletary
119.) I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player, but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field, and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work.
Jerry Rice
120.) I’ve always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached: positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and fear…I’ve tried to be as fair as possible.
Tony Dungy
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121.) Excuses are the tools of the incompetent.
Mike Tomlin
122.) Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.
John Madden
123.) Success isn’t measured by money or power, or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.
Mike Ditka
124.) The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Vince Lombardi
125.) I have yet to be in a game where luck was involved.
Urban Meyer
126.) Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself.
Roger Staubach
127.) Stay hungry, remain humble, and get better today.
Pete Carroll
128.) Trust that you can get back up and not give in. Ever.
Patrick Willis
129.) No one ever drowned in sweat.
Lou Holtz
Inspirational Football Sayings
130.) No matter the circumstances you may be going through, just push through it.
Ray Lewis
131.) Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
Vince Lombardi
132.) It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size in the fight of the dog.
Archie Griffin
133.) When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.
Terry Bradshaw
134.) Embrace the new, no matter how uncomfortable, and make it work for you.
Alex Smith
135.) Football is a game of controlled anger. It is a game of retribution. It’s about will.
Brian Dawkins
136.) Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.
George S. Halas
137.) Effort will never be questioned.
Jalen Hurts
138.) If you work hard and you play well, all those critics quiet themselves pretty quickly.”
Peyton Manning
139.) If you do the bare minimum, expect the bare minimum results. You want to be great, work to be great.
J.J. Watt
140.) You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.
Joe Paterno
Motivational Football Sayings
141.) You cannot make progress with excuses.
Cam Newton
142.) When you don’t give up, you cannot fail.
Adrian Peterson
143.) Our blood, our sweat, your tears.
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144.) For me, it’s always fun. You’re playing football and living out your dream.
Patrick Mahomes
145.) It’s one thing to be a part of an organization. It’s another thing to be a part of the community.
Travis Kelce
146.) I’m fulfilling my dreams that I had as a kid every single day. That’s why I’m trying to enjoy it so much.
Aaron Rodgers
147.) Faith is what keeps me calm and consistent. I understand who I am playing for.
Brock Purdy
148.) There’s nothing that I can do that I do perfect, so it’s just always just working on that being humble about that, too.
Justin Jefferson
149.) Every game is decided by one or two plays that teams do or don’t make; you’ve go to make them or else you lose.
Joe Burrow
150.) Respecting people is an important part of life, whether it’s the person doing janitorial work or the person above you. It doesn’t matter who you are: I’m going to respect you.
Andy Reid
Use this collection for posters, signs, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jerseys, and more. Inspire and motivate a team or get your fan nation to rally around the cause. This is football! The right words can be a powerful tool for a coach or a group of fans.
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