Doug Flutie Quotations

Hey, I'm just looking for an excuse to retire so I can play summer league baseball, go coach my nephews, play pickup basketball. I've always had that ability to move on to the next thing.

My daughter is very strong-willed and is a great kid. She doesn't drink. She doesn't smoke. She doesn't fold to peer pressure. I think how affectionate my wife and I have been with her over the years all plays into that. She realizes the more people she is exposed to that kids who have both parents around grow up to be much better people.

I live for the Red Sox. I thoroughly enjoy them. For whatever reason, baseball has been a lot more fun for me in recent years. I loosely follow the Patriots and I root for them. I loosely follow the Celtics and then it gets to playoff time and I don't miss a game. Same with the Bruins. I'm not the diehard fan anymore.

When I go back to NFL functions today, I feel a bit on the outside looking in. I played 13 years in the NFL, and I loved it - made a Pro Bowl and went to the playoffs - but I always felt like I was having to knock the door down to get in.

My favorite song to play is 'Smokin' by Boston. I actually had a chance to play that with the band Boston live.

Football is my profession now. I'm getting married in August... It's a new experience for me as someone just getting out of college. I still have the same attitude about football I always had. I play hard. I enjoy practice. I'd rather be throwing in passing drills than sitting around and watching TV.

My daughter just graduated college and she's a dance major. She's done a couple of dance videos already and won Miss Massachusetts a couple of weeks ago. She's going out for Miss United States the second week of July, out in Las Vegas. She will probably wind up going to New York and trying the Broadway thing.

A guy that's undersized has to prove himself right away.

I think the only time I doubted myself was my senior year in high school. I was not offered a Division I scholarship. I remember a scout from Ohio State coming in and looking at my film. He was all excited to meet me. Then he met me and I was 5'10" and he said that I was not a Division I quarterback.

The Flutie Bowl is a great event that brings together people who really care about the autism community. We always have a great time bowling and playing music.

The biggest issue about the height factor is the bias that the NFL has about it,

It's nice to have a situation where you can make it fun.

That's the way I like it because there's no time to have nerves about it. You just run out and do it.

Any game is important to me. At Boston College, when I went out for the spring games, I wanted to win. Maybe it is more important than other preseason games. It's just that everyone is expecting a lot from me in my first week of professional football. I want to confirm my expectations.

It's my whole life of being the little guy and having a little chip on my shoulder, from year to year trying to prove myself, and at the end of the day to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame is a very special honor for me.

My biggest frustration with the Heisman is it's become the MVP of the national champion, or a team going to the National Championship game. That's what it's turned into. If you're not undefeated, you're out of the running.

The day I retire is the day I'll feel old. I'm not there yet.

The public doesn't care about my size. It's just something for the media to talk about.

But I'll tell you this: When I lose my athleticism, it's time to go.

My first two years in the CFL, all I thought of was getting back to the NFL - it was like 'I'll put my time in up here and go back.' Then I went and signed a nice contract in Calgary and was like, 'Hey, I can make a living up here, this is great football, and I'm having a blast.

The trouble is that right now I want to put as much work into football as I can. It's very important for me to get off to a good start. By the same token, I feel a responsibility to handle the media and those sort of things.

My arm feels great. I can make all the throws. I've never done anything different, and I still feel like I can play like I always have.

I take pride in the fact that I am 38 and I'm still playing, and not just cashing a check, ... I'm playing and I'm still athletic and I can run around and do the things I like to do. And hopefully I'll turn 40 and still be doing it. That's a hell of an achievement as far as I'm concerned.

I think it's actually easier for me to simulate Vick than Peyton Manning, but you can't mimic him to the full extent. You can't stand there flat-footed and fling the thing 65 or 70 yards off your back foot (like Vick can). I've got a little bit of a burst, but I can't run a 4.2, that's for darn sure. You see guys on film take the wrong angle on him all the time because he's so fast. You know he's fast, but you don't know how fast until you watch him in person.

I think it's actually easier for me to simulate him than it would be a Peyton Manning, ... but you can't do it to the full extent. You can't stand there flat-footed and sling the thing 65, 70 yards off your back foot, or when you take off and run.

I was just disappointed. You know, Adam has been a big part of this team for a number of years and his game-winning kicks, Super Bowl kicks, and all that, so he will be missed by his teammates, but it's just the nature of the business. He will be forever etched in the memories of New England sports fans.

I said I could do it. There's no real application for it, but I could do it.

I thought maybe we could go and be inconspicuous and not be bothered,

My favorite song to play is 'Smokin'' by Boston. I actually had a chance to play that with the band Boston live.

All of those guys who told me that I was too short and how complicated the game was, it is not that complicated. It is the same game I have always played.

I was very close to playing at an Ivy League School. The Division I schools, when a coach would come visit all he would talk about was my size.

The more chances you get, the more comfortable you feel. I?m ready to go out there if something happens. I?ll feel comfortable if I am ever called on.

Always do your best because a pat on the back is real close to a kick in the pants.

The public doesnt care about my size. Its just something for the media to talk about.

There’s nothing better than excelling at a game you love. There’s nothing worse than thinking your accomplishments as a player outweigh your responsibilities as a person.

It was fun to watch Tom work. He took it to another level the whole fourth quarter.

It was exciting. It's fun for me to be out there with the young guys, see the look in their eyes, too.

It's possible, but I'm not going to rule anything out. But if that ends up being my last play, it wouldn't be bad.

I've got a little bit of a burst but I can't run a 4.2 (40-second dash) that's for darn sure. You see guys on film just take the wrong angle on him all the time because he's so fast. He's got a little extra in his step. They know he's fast, but you don't know how fast until you watch him in person.

This is a very good fit and a very comfortable situation, ... I'm just a lot more relaxed and people are genuinely excited about me being here. It just makes you feel good. In the NFL, there's no question I've never felt this secure.

I'm just going to take my time to make my decision.

I'm just getting ready to play, the same as I always have. There's a possibility every week (of playing). I'm treating this week no differently than any other week ? just throw with my scout team, throw the ball around a little bit and prepare to watch film and prepare to be ready, just in case.

In the best interests of the team, the sooner this decision was made, the better off. And I knew that. It gives Drew the opportunity to start working with the first team now. This is usually the preseason game where the first team goes for the first three quarters, and we need that. It's time to move forward.

It has gone way beyond our wildest dreams.

He can do some things that just make you shake your head.

The mall has always helped us a lot with fund-raisers, ... They will help us set up a booth at the mall to let people know about the foundation.