Brian Bosworth Quotes

“The saddest day of my life was the day I didn't get to play football anymore.”

— Brian Bosworth

“In the middle of a play, I go crazy and don't realize what I'm doing. I'll snap back to reality and I realize, 'Hey, I just ripped that boy's helmet off,' or, 'I'm over here twisting this guy's knee.”

— Brian Bosworth

I had sacrificed my entire life to play football.

— Brian Bosworth

“Football is so barbaric. Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking by playing it. I feel almost like I escaped from boot camp.”

— Brian Bosworth

When you're 20, we all make stupid and impulsive decisions.

— Brian Bosworth

“I should hurt a lot more people than I do. I'd like to hurt someone on every play.”

— Brian Bosworth

“I'd rather be good than lucky.”

— Brian Bosworth

“The sight of burnt orange makes me puke.”

— Brian Bosworth

“I actually was rebelling as all young adults tend to do at or around the age of 19, to experiment with their lives and have fun.”

— Brian Bosworth

“I'm moving to a point that I'm fed up with the N.C.A.A. dictation.”

— Brian Bosworth

All I want is the defining moment.

— Brian Bosworth

“Due to the injuries that I will have for the rest of my life, it is physically impossible for me to consider any career in wrestling.”

— Brian Bosworth

“How hard could it be? Is it really going to hurt? You get into that deep well of emotion if you are by yourself. Why am I here? What's the point of going on? If I can't do what I want to do, then what's the point?”

— Brian Bosworth

“I deeply regret those situations that have blemished the image of the University of Oklahoma, and I hope that I can rectify the embarrassment I have brought the university.”

— Brian Bosworth

“I hate when people call me 'The Boz'.”

— Brian Bosworth

“If you can miss getting up in the morning and running into a wall, I miss playing football. I'll never be a frustrated athlete.”

— Brian Bosworth

“People never understood that there was Brian and The Boz. They were two completely different people.”

— Brian Bosworth

“Wrestlers are a bunch of wanna-be football players.”

— Brian Bosworth

“I lead an introverted and boring life here in California.”

— Brian Bosworth

I'm a big fan of Coach Dorrell. I watched UCLA football for many, many years. I've grown accustomed to the Pac-10 style.

— Brian Bosworth

“Usually the films that I do are released theatrically in foreign markets. In the U.S., they're either picked up as HBO premier films or Showtime first-runs. In today's market, in America, you need at least $50 million for your budget to go to the big show, and I'm not quite there yet. But keep watching - maybe someday I will be.”

— Brian Bosworth

“I'd like to improve on running plays. I want to see if I can hurt some more people. To me, I don't think I'm out there hurting enough people.”

— Brian Bosworth

“You see 'awesome' and I see 'lost.' It's very easy to lose touch with reality when you've got that many people thinking you are more than you really are.”

— Brian Bosworth