19 Steve Sabol Quotes for You to Enjoy

Steve Sabol

American Director

Born: Oct 2, 1942

Died: Sep 18, 2012

Football Game Me Music People You

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Look at a football field. It looks like a big movie screen. This is theatre. Football combines the strategy of chess. It's part ballet. It's part battleground, part playground. We clarify, amplify and glorify the game with our footage, the narration and that music, and in the end create an inspirational piece of footage. Steve Sabol

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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. Steve Sabol

We see the game as art as much as sport. That helped us nurture not only the game's traditions but to develop its mythology: America's Team, The Catch, The Frozen Tundra. Steve Sabol

Art Game Nurture See Only Develop Mythology Catch Sport Traditions America Frozen Us Much Team Helped

I remember when we were making 'They Call It Pro Football,' which was our 'Citizen Kane.' The first line is 'It starts with a whistle and ends with a gun.' Steve Sabol

Remember Citizen Gun First Starts Our Citizen Kane Football Remember When Call Making Line Were Pro Pro Football Ends Which Kane Whistle

The importance of an artist is bringing new signs into a language. Steve Sabol

Language Signs New Importance Artist Bringing

I blew the college boards, and to ease the snub from Harvard made a tour of Europe. Steve Sabol

Made College Ease Harvard Tour Blew Boards Europe

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's not being noticed. Steve Sabol

One Thing Being Noticed Stand Thing

The only other human endeavor on which there's more 16-millimeter film than pro football is World War II, and we're going to pass that in 2013. Steve Sabol

War World Endeavor Other More Only Football Pass Than Pro Pro Football Going Human Which Film World War World War II

I've always been fascinated by Picasso and how he would look at a single image through multiple perspectives and from separate moments in time. He would look at a woman's face and he would see almost a three-dimensional look even though it was a flat canvas. I thought, well why couldn't we do the same thing with a football play? Steve Sabol

Time Woman Thought Face Single Same Thing Though Would See Three-Dimensional Through Picasso Football He Almost Look Well Always How Been Same Flat Canvas Perspectives Separate Fascinated Moments Multiple Even Why Play Thing Image

My Dad hated his job. He sold overcoats, but he wanted to make movies. He had a failed career working with the Ritz Brothers - they were like the Marx Brothers, only a tier below. I always had a picture in my mind of him in a straw hat. Steve Sabol

Mind Job Picture Sold Hat Hated Brothers Only Marx Ritz Had He Failed Like Make Him Always Were His Wanted Movies Working Dad Straw Career Below

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? Steve Sabol

I always was fascinated by neat nicknames. Steve Sabol

Always Fascinated Neat Nicknames

I don't go to games as much as I used to because of the NFL's Sunday Ticket. So I'll watch the games, take notes. Steve Sabol

Sunday Take Ticket Because Go Notes Much Used Games Watch

How about that? You can hear NFL Films music on everything from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' to 'Deep Throat.' Steve Sabol

Music You Films Everything About Throat How Hear Deep

All this technology has not changed the way NFL Films does business and our process. Yes, with one touch of a button now you reach millions of people but it is still the same approach that my father and I started out with. Steve Sabol

You Technology Business People Father Films Changed Approach Our Way Out Touch Reach Does Still Yes Same Process Now Button Started Millions Millions Of People

NFL Films has had one continuous, creative vision for 47 years. These are timeless things; timeless stories that we capture just like people go back and read Greek mythology. Steve Sabol

Creative People Vision Films Back Had Mythology Like Read Go Years Continuous Timeless Greek Greek Mythology Just Stories Capture Things

I have loved football as an almost mythic game since I was in the fourth grade. To me, the game wasn't even grounded in reality. The uniform turned you into a warrior. Being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game. Steve Sabol

Me You Game Struggle Reality Warrior Physical Mythic Football Mythology Almost Combat Since Narrative Grade Being Loved Against Uniform Turned Team Grounded Even Elements Fourth

You know how I came up with the name 'Road to the Super Bowl?' It's an homage to the old Bob Hope - Bing Crosby buddy movies - you know, like 'Road to Zanzibar' or 'Road to Morocco.' Can you tell? All I've done my whole life is go to movies. Steve Sabol

Life Hope You Old Tell Super Super Bowl Crosby Morocco Road Buddy Name Like Know Bowl How Came Go Up Done Movies Bob Bob Hope Homage Whole Zanzibar Bing Bing Crosby

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