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" I've caught fish as big as I am. I've caught marlin close to 300 pounds. "
Merlin Olsen
Caught
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Fish
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" 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. "
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" I bet I made close to 20 tackles because nobody on either side knew what they were doing. "
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" You are the land. The land is you. "
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" I can ski out of my back door. "
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" Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years. "
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" Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball. "
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" When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. "
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" 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. "
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" Team doctors' jobs those days were to keep you on the field. "
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" One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared. "
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" Our whole philosophy was to intimidate the quarterback. We were able to do it. We were pioneers. People still recognize us as, maybe, the best defensive line of all time. "
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" I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park. "
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" I just wanted to be an athlete. "
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" After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind. "
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" I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have. "
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