Football Is Such A Great Game, But

When My Father Bid $5,000 For The 1962 Championship Game, That Was A Huge Amount. It Was Double The Bid The Year Before. Pete Rozelle Was Flabbergasted. Who Was This Guy Who Was Willing To Spend So Much Money On What Seemed Like Relatively Worthless Rights To The Nfl Championship Game?

I've Always Believed In Making Films That You Make The Little Decisions With Your Head, But You Make The Big Decisions With Your Heart.

Lombardi, A Certain Magic Still Lingers In The Very Name. It Speaks Of Duels In The Snow And November Mud He Remains For Many The Heart Of Pro Football, Pumping Hard Right Now.

I Never Thought Of What I Was Doing As A Way To Sell The Nfl. I Was Making Movies About A Sport That I Loved, About Players And Coaches That I Respected. I Wanted To Convey My Love Of The Game Through Film. And Most Artists Convey Their Love Through Art. And My Art And My Love Was Expressed Through Film.

I've Been Very Lucky In The Freedom That I've Been Given. Every Artist Needs Two Types Of Freedom: You Need The Freedom To - The Freedom To Come Up With An Idea Or Treatment - And Then You Need The Other Half Of The Freedom, And That's Freedom From - Somebody Saying, 'this Is Great. This Is How I Want You To Do It'.