- Vincent Lombardi: Well, I will say it's an interesting idea. A real interesting idea. But, you know, George, we carry four quarterbacks now. And to ask us to carry five, I think that would be a real headache. I just don't think it will work.
- [Shows George the door]
- Vincent Lombardi: Have you tried the AFL?
- Frank Gifford: You saw the Baltimore, L.A. game a couple of years ago. What they did to Johnny Unitas was inhuman. These are well conditioned, professional athletes. They're big. If they make a mistake, something goes wrong and they hit you one time, it is all over. Forget about it, George.
- George Plimpton: Kate, it's touch football, touch! Two hands below the waist.
- Kate: I know. I just got carried away.
- George Plimpton: All right, let's go, come on. Let's play.
- George Plimpton: I was kind of hoping you'd put in a good word for me with the Giants.
- Frank Gifford: I've got a good word for you George. Forget about being quarterback.
- Joe Schmidt: George, there is something about pro-football you have to understand. It's hitting. That's what it's all about.
- Alex Karras: I looked great. I had blonde hair, big charlies.
- [cups hands over his chest]
- Alex Karras: And I had leather boots all the way up,
- George Plimpton: [singing] Crimson in triumph flashing, Through the blue obscurity, We'll fight for the name of Harvard...
- Joe Schmidt: If I catch you with any women in the dormitory or in your room, that's a $500 fine. $500. So she'd better be worth it.
- Karl Sweetan: Hey, rook, want a tip? Pro ball has got a certain feel about it. If I were you I'd hold on to one all the time until I got the hang of it.
- Joe Schmidt: Now, a lot of time and effort in the off season has gone into compiling the information in this book. A lot of classified information.
- Joe Schmidt: Curfew will be at 11 o'clock. Lights out at 12. Now, when I say 11 o'clock, I want you in your room, not in the john.
- George Plimpton: I think I could beat the Beaver long on the next corner. I mean, if my protection holds up.
- Kate: You were fantastic!
- George Plimpton: I was very hot.
- Kate: You were great! And I've got pictures to prove it. Now, aren't you glad I came?
- George Plimpton: Yeah, yeah.
- Bill McPeak: St. Louis is a blitzing team. We've told you all week long and as you've seen in films that we've looked at here from last year. This ball club blitzes 60 to 70 percent of the time. This is high in the NFL. With the only possible exception would be the Bears. They are the only team that blitzes near as much as St. Louis. This is the name of the game. This is the essence of the whole defense. And they do it off a number of different alignments, so we've got to be alert to recognize what those alignments are. Okay, now the only two reminders that you have to be aware of at all times is that we're in our opposite formations, with one brown left or brown right. You've got to key the strong safety. All right, now, when we're in split backs. Split backs, we're using green protection. The only thing we can't pick up off their blitzes is their weak safety blitz. So, on this you watch for the weak safety, and your split end is watching as well. If he comes on a blitz, you come to the split end - on the quick post. It's one of those games, you don't have to use any check offs. You can use all kinds of over, over stacks, under, under stacks, gap defenses. If you try to check off this game, you can spend the whole game masterminding the ball game, so don't use any audibles.
- Kate: George, they don't know you're George Plimpton, super writer. They think you're George Plimpton, super rookie.
- John Gordy: Listen, George, you've got that apartment in New York and all those girls, that's not such a bad deal.
- Joe Schmidt: How do you feel?
- George Plimpton: I feel like I had my pants taken down in front of 60,000 people.
- Joe Schmidt: I want everybody giving 100 percent. Everybody contributing to this team. Starting out to get a mental attitude that is going to carry us throughout the season. It's a big ball game for us.