Merlin Olsen Quotes

The Basketball Coach Cut Me Within Two Days, So I Was Back In The Pool. I Was The First One In The Wall After The First 25 Yards, But The Last One Out Because I Didn't Have A Flip Turn.

Sigma Chi Was A Learning Experience For Me In Personal Growth, In Finding Out More About Myself, In Shaping My Life More Effectively, And In Directing My Energies More Efficiently. All Of Those Things Were Heavily Influenced By My Sigma Chi Experience. There Is No Question That That Has Had A Tremendous Impact On My Career, Profesionally And On My Life.

I Can Ski Out Of My Back Door.

It Took Me A While To Realize That Basketball Wasn't Football.

I Was Captain And Should Have Set The Example. I Would Lift A Minimum Of Weights. Mine Was Natural Physical Strength. I Always Thought Quickness And Agility Were Much More Important.

I've Caught Fish As Big As I Am. I've Caught Marlin Close To 300 Pounds.

Our Coach Was Absolutely Out Of His Head. He Must Have Read Bear Bryant's Book. We Had 78 Players Out. The First Day 35 Quit. Twenty Quit The Second Day. We Ended With 17 Players. It Was Depressing.

After A Few Games I Knew I Was Going To Be Able To Compete. The Idea Of Being A Star Never Crossed My Mind.

Most Exciting For Me Was To Make The Pro Bowl In 14 Of 15 Years.

I Had A Hockey Puck And Stick-the Only Ones In Town. I Definitely Would Have Played Hockey Ahead Of Football, Had It Been Available.

I Probably Played Hurt A Lot More Times Than I Should Have.

I Was Always The Last One Chosen For Football Games In Central Park.