Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Alex Karras

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Alex Karras.
Last updated on December 3, 2024.
Alex Karras

Alexander George Karras was an American football player, professional wrestler, sportscaster, and actor. He was a four-time Pro Bowl player with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), where he played from 1958 to 1970. As an actor, Karras played Mongo in the 1974 comedy film Blazing Saddles. He starred as George Papadopolis, the adoptive father of Webster Long, in the ABC sitcom Webster (1983–1989) alongside his wife Susan Clark. Karras also had a prominent role in Victor/Victoria, starring Julie Andrews and James Garner. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the Centennial class.

My best score ever is 103, but I've only been playing 15 years.
Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.
Hey, is this room out of bounds? — © Alex Karras
Hey, is this room out of bounds?
Everybody always wanted me to be sorry, I guess, and I am. And I'm tired of it. And I want to play football and, well, if I can't I'll have to do something else.
My best score ever was 103, but I've only been playing 15 years.
It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people then to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.
I never graduated from Iowa, but I was only there for two terms - Truman's and Eisenhower's.
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