Archives for August 1, 2003

‘“Let’s just say that now I know what to expect from London Fletcher,” Shea said. “Cheap.”’

‘“You never think about things like that when you are a (Hall of Fame) finalist,” DeLamielleure said. “The honor is rewarding enough, but it has helped us out tremendously.”’

‘”Football is not rocket science,” DeLamielleure told the men in pads, his booming chest and muscular arms commanding respect – he was still playing arena football at 42. “One play at a time. It’s that simple. If you did good on a play, or if you did bad, think no more of it. Do well on the next play. I got that advice from one of my coaches, Jim Ringo, a man of few words. But it’s exactly what I did it every day of my career, and it paid off.”‘

‘”He’s like the Dennis Rodman of the NFL,” Shea said. “That’s his game. I didn’t know what to expect last year, but I’ll be ready this year. I’ll have my head on a swivel. If he wants to play dirty, we can play dirty.”‘

“I think I’ll be very helpful with just my natural instincts as a player,” Spikes said. “A lot of people are not blessed with that. A lot of people are athletically built and they look like Tarzan, but play like Jane.”