Top 167 Philly Quotes & Sayings

The reason I became a better player was because I came to Philly.

I always tried to win. Philly saw that.

In 2001, I moved from Philly to Atlanta, where I lived for six years. I had never lived anywhere but Philly, and you can imagine the culture shock; the Civil War seeps into daily life and conversation down South in a way it never does up North.

I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

I want to be in Philly for the rest of my life.

My biggest moments have been in Philly - I met Jay-Z and Beyonce in Philly, I did the Powerhouse in Philly.

Philly gives me that raw edge. We just do us.

You can take the boy out of Philly but not the Philly out of the boy. It shapes my world view. It was a great place to grow up.

Thanks to all the fans from Detroit and Philly who are recognizing what type of player I am, and I hope they keep supporting the Sixers.

I feel like a lot of performers' worst shows happened in Philly. There's something about that town.

Wrestling fans are usually pretty passionate, but Philly is one of the cities that takes that to a different level.

I love a good Roy Rogers or Shirley Temple, and I had to give those up. And Philly cheesesteaks. I love Philly cheesesteaks, and now they really aren't around anymore.

I made the mistake of going to a barber who was not from Philly, and let's just say, I would never do that again.

I got pulled over when I was behind the wheel of a Porsche in Philly once for what we call DWB - Driving While Black.

I have nothing but love for the Philly fans, even the ones who were highly criticizing me or opinionated in any way.

In Philly when it's good, there is no better place.

In a lot of places Jay-Z is considered God, Philly, our hometown being one of them.

Lil Uzi and I gave Philly different sounds by stepping outside of the box and not sticking to the stigma.

Look, I spent six years in Philly. And for the longest time, I thought there was nothing like Eagles fans. Until I got to Buffalo.

No offense to Boston, but I was glad to get out of there. I think it's just because I'm from Philly. Honestly, the blue collar side of each are pretty similar in ways, but something about the makeup of your brain, Philly versus Boston. It's a lot different, in weird ways.

John Kerry couldn't even order a Philly cheesesteak properly.

For me, I listened to a lot of female jazz artists. And of course, the Motown and Philly sounds, all that stuff was very influential. And church and gospel.

Honestly, I've always loved cheesesteaks. They're kind of my go-to when there's nothing else to have at restaurants, but obviously it's a little different when you're out in Philly and have an authentic Philly cheesesteak.

I'm not from Philly - I'm from South Jersey, but we still consider that the Philly area.

I don't like Philly. I don't care at all about Philly.

If you're from Philly and you're listening to this, please know that the rest of the world looks at Philly and they're jealous of your food. I promise. And if you're not from Philly, and you've never been here and you're thinking about coming somewhere to the East Coast, come to Philly and eat the food because the food. Is. Amazing.

It seems like there's a real world for new ideas in Philly.

I always support Philly.

Philly is old-school.

I grew up in West Philly, and I took an acting class at Temple University there. Then, after school, I moved to San Francisco.

Philly has that tradition of great basketball.

There was never any animosity from the Philly fans.

Nothing has gotten me out of Philadelphia. I moved 20 minutes away from Philly. That's about it.

I really value my days down there in ECW in Philly.

My toughness comes from just being from Philly, man.

When I was in college in Philly, there was a lot of post-punks hardcore like, rock. Sixties, retro, proto-Strokes kind of bands.

The Celtics were always going to pick me No. 1, but Philly didn't know that.

Philly guys have a different toughness from anybody you've probably ever met. That's what I hang my hat on.

I'm a really spiritual person and I've never experienced anything. In fact I'm thinking of taking this ghost tour in Philly.

I got love for my Philly people. Those fans are about as crazy as you'll find anywhere.

When I was in college in Philly, there was a lot of post-punks... hardcore... like, rock. Sixties, retro, proto-Strokes kind of bands.

Philly gave me my ambition and drive to get more. It's a reminder to stay on top of my game. That's not a place I want to go back to.

The ability to work every day was a big part of L.A.'s effect on my process and the band coming out from Philly once a month.

I get my swag from Philly. I get my hustle from Philly. I get my work ethic from Philly.

I'm an Atlanta guy. I think Philly knows that. But I've adopted Philly as my second home, and they've embraced me.

Howard University - HoChi - they make the best Philly cheesesteak I've ever had - way better than Philly.

In Philly, I had to be a scorer for us to have a chance to win.

I grew up in a very old-fashioned Roman Catholic, Italian-Irish family in Philly.

I was always running off to the city, whether it was Philly or New York, going somewhere where there was something more for me.

There's a certain level of realness in Philly. You know, just - people are people. You know, it doesn't matter who you are or who you think you are, you're just a person in Philly.

I came to Philly not only because of the quality of the team and the organization, but also the fans, the passion - it's really palpable in that city.

Philly is a place where people love change as long as things stay the same for them.

Philly will be the place for me for my whole career.

People know I'm Philly straight up and down.

When I left the penitentiary, I learned to stay away from the Philly cheesesteaks, the pizza, the junk that clogs your arteries and kills you.

I am pretty antisocial and have difficulty communicating with other human beings. I know that if I were in Philly I'd still mostly be hanging out in my apartment reading books and playing with synthesizers. That said, I grew up in Philly, went to college in Philly, lived in Philly afterwards for a while - almost every formative experience in my life has happened in Philly. Whether I like it or not, Philly is all over everything I do for the rest of my life.

I booked time in Philly Sound, which is an old church in south Philly that has a studio to the side of it that holds about 350 people. On the radio, we announced a free gig, bought about three kegs of beer. That got the audience slightly off of their legs, and we rocked the house.

Philly is a city made up of many neighborhoods - more than a hundred, in fact - and the citizens can be very territorial.

People in Philly are always late.

I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.