As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then again, boy... there's something about winning a Super Bowl. Terry Bradshaw
Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage. Scott Hamilton
Guys get voted into the Hall of Fame who don't belong, who lack the numbers. I'm very upset at the Hall of Fame for that. It's not fair to the people who went in early. Raymond Floyd
I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame. Dennis Eckersley
I'm a ballplayer. I know how hard the game is... and anybody that makes it in the Hall of Fame, I support. They become a member of our special fraternity. George Brett
It's my whole life of being the little guy and having a little chip on my shoulder, from year to year trying to prove myself, and at the end of the day to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame is a very special honor for me. Doug Flutie
Looking back on those days and little leaguer, the Hall of Fame is not even a blinking star, but through baseball travels and moving up the ladder, that star begins to flicker. Wade Boggs
The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle. Heraclitus
All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about me, and I'd worry about whether it would hurt them. I would tell them: 'Don't hide these things from me. I'd rather you ask me these things straight out, and I'll answer all your questions.' Marilyn Monroe
Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game. Cal Ripken Jr
But what I'd really like to tell you is I never dreamed of being in the Hall of Fame. Standing here with all these great players was beyond any of my dreams. Robin Yount
Even though I left for a year, I grew here as a Jazz man. If I'm fortunate enough to go into the Hall of Fame, I will go as a Jazz man. Karl Malone
Even though the money is great and the fame is great, you still have a lot of disenfranchised young men that are participating in the NFL that are not very happy. A lot of them are very bitter. A lot them are very angry. So many of them have had no fathers and no home life, and basically, no education.Jim Brown
Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on. Christian Nestell Bovee
Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life. Benjamin Disraeli
Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I've experienced them both. Marilyn Monroe
Fame is like caviar, you know - it's good to have caviar but not when you have it at every meal. Marilyn Monroe