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If you wait for the right time or the good times to start a business, you wait all your life.

~Fran Tarkenton

Topics: All Your Life Business Good Good Times Life Right Right Time Start Time Times Wait You Your

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Ignoring facts does not make them go away.

~Fran Tarkenton

Topics: Away Does Facts Go Go Away Ignoring Make Them

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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?

~Fran Tarkenton

Topics: Different Engage Hear How Information Learn Never Only Opening Read See Something Sources Up You Yourself

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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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Topics: About Anything Business Football Game Me Play Taught Time Win You

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In sports, teams win and individuals don't.

~Fran Tarkenton

Topics: Individuals Sports Teams Win

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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.

~Fran Tarkenton

Topics: Amateur Best Bestseller Books Editor Former Klein Magazine New New York New York Times Read Times Written York

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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.

~Fran Tarkenton

Topics: Better Good Got Great Great Team Greatness Know Make Quarterback Struggling Taking Team Them Think Whether You I Think

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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.

~Fran Tarkenton

Topics: About Business Every Every Time Football Get Knocked Show Show Business Special Start Thinking Time Wonderful

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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 important, not celebrities, not in demand and not rich.

~Fran Tarkenton

Topics: Athlete Athletes Big Celebrities Contract Demand Game He Important Life Now Out Pro Rich Sad Set Signs Tale Then Think Thinks

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Television isn't my career. Business is.

~Fran Tarkenton

Topics: Business Career Television

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: February 3rd, 1940

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