Joe Montana
Joe Montana
Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr., nicknamed Joe Cool and The Comeback Kid, is a retired American football quarterback. He played in the National Football Leaguefor the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. After winning a college national championship at Notre Dame, Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. Traded before the 1993 season, he spent his final two years in the league with the Kansas City Chiefs. While...
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Date of Birth11 June 1956
missed wife
When I was playing, I missed my two girls' (events). They look up (in the stands) and myself and my wife are not there. I want to be there for the boys.
autograph fun parties players turns
I usually come in for work. All the parties are for the fans. When the players go it is no fun and it turns into an autograph session.
girls growing missed possibly
I was always scheduled to be done Friday. I missed my two girls growing up, so if I have it in my control, I get here if I possibly can.
estate lead putting together took
I really took the lead on putting together the real estate fund-to-funds, ... Real estate was always interesting to me.
arm door legs run worry
I think I could, ... My arm still works. It's my legs I worry about. ...If I could run from here to that door over there, I would.
handle miss pushed seek
He pushed me and pushed us ... to seek perfection. If you miss perfection, you end up with greatness, and he could handle that, but nothing less.
last offense tough
Last year, ... that offense put him in a lot of tough spots.
basketball spin
It's an old basketball move, ... Spin away from your man, remember?
games guy lost opportunity talking
It's about opportunity and confidence, ... You're talking about a guy who lost two games in college. He's a top-notch quarterback.
bowl great home moved super
To me, it's more important to be home with my boys. The Super Bowl is a great event, but I've moved on with my life.
football dream believe
Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live.
winning games mirrors
When the game is over I just want to look at myself in the mirror, win or lose, and know I gave it everything I had.
complaining chance unprepared
Don't complain about not getting a chance and then be unprepared when you finally do.
winning opportunity years
As a quarterback, there's no better way to finish your year, in winning a Super Bowl, than with a touchdown pass. The chances of that happening, by the looks of most of the Super Bowls, is a very rare chance. Fortunately for me, I had an opportunity.