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I think when you are the parents of a gifted athlete, the best thing in the world you can do is to encourage them, in my opinion. My dad didn't push me and I didn't push my children in athletics.

~Bob Lilly

Topics: Athlete Athletics Best Children Dad Encourage Gifted In My Opinion Me Opinion Parents Push Them Thing Think World You I Think

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Today, free agency takes away a lot of your heroes, they go somewhere else. Some of them don't but a lot of them do-take the higher offer to go somewhere else. And, it turns the fans off because they get attached to the players.

~Bob Lilly

Topics: Agency Attached Away Because Else Fans Free Free Agency Get Go Heroes Higher Lot Off Offer Players Some Somewhere Somewhere Else Takes Them Today Turns Your

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Some of the money going to the rookies can now be spent on people who have proved their worth. After all, the average playing life of a pro football player is about eight years and it is only fitting that the veterans get something for their efforts.

~Bob Lilly

Topics: About After Average Efforts Eight Fitting Football Football Player Get Going Life Money Now Only People Player Playing Pro Pro Football Proved Rookie Some Something Spent Veterans Who Worth Years

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I attribute my entire football career, as far as getting me started, getting me interested, keeping me that way was my father. He went to every game even though he was crippled and wasn't real healthy.

~Bob Lilly

Topics: As Far As Attribute Career Crippled Entire Even Every Far Father Football Game Getting He Healthy Interested Keeping Me Real Started Though Way

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I think Jim Taylor was very underrated, never hear much about him. We played Green Bay every year in exhibition, and generally we played them every couple of years in regular season. And I always thought he was a fierce competitor.

~Bob Lilly

Topics: About Always Bay Competitor Couple Every Exhibition Fierce Generally Green Green Bay He Hear Him Jim Much Never Played Regular Season Taylor Them Think Thought Underrated Very Year Years I Think

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We started playing the Baltimore Colts early, and I was still very impressed with Johnny Unitas, who just passed away recently. I thought he was one of the best quarterbacks at the time when I was very young, he was in his prime.

~Bob Lilly

Topics: Away Baltimore Best Early He His Impressed Johnny Just Passed Playing Prime Quarterback Recently Started Still Thought Time Very Who Young

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: July 26th, 1939

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