Merlin Olsen Quotes

You are the land. The land is you.

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

Team doctors’ jobs those days were to keep you on the field.

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.

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.

Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.