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 combatelementfootball share on social
To me, football is very personal. Even as a kid, I looked at football in dramaturgical terms. It wasn't the score that interested me, it was the struggle. Steve Sabol dramaturgicalfootballinterest Change image and share on social
A perfect record does not mean that someone is the greatest. Rocky Marciano never lost a fight, but I never hear anyone say he's the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. Steve Sabol championfightgreat Change image and share on social
Football is such a great game, but football players are so dull. Steve Sabol dullfootballgame Change image and share on social
If you can show something as complicated as two people falling in love with just music and camera angles, well, just think about what you can do with football. Steve Sabol anglecameracomplicate Change image and share on social
I've been very lucky in the freedom that I've been given. Every artist needs two types of freedom: You need the freedom to - the freedom to come up with an idea or treatment - and then you need the other half of the freedom, and that's freedom from - somebody saying, 'This is great. This is how I want you to do it.' Steve Sabol artistfreedomgreat share on social
How about that? You can hear NFL Films music on everything from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' to 'Deep Throat.' Steve Sabol deepfilmhear Change image and share on social
We would get 20 different angles and then cut them all together. That's what I called it at the time - the 'cubistic' treatment of shooting football. It was the same thing Picasso did except we did it with a football play. It's taking a single image and looking at it from multiple perspectives. Steve Sabol anglecallcubistic share on social
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 bingbobbowl share on social
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 backcapturecontinuous Change image and share on social