Running the quote through Google, I found that a number of people have been credited with this quote, or something very close to it: Gerald Ford, Chad Miller, and Eugene McCarthy.
The version whjich seems to be clearly attributed to McCarthy is
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the
game and dumb enough to think it important.
--Eugene McCarthy
>
However, you may run the quote through Google yourself to see the variety of attributions.
Hope this helps,
FRANK DRAKE
Arnstein & Lehr
CHICAGO
> From: "vanBeek, Susan" <svanbeek@PacDelaware.com>
> Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:20:39 -0400
> To: "'law-lib@ucdavis.edu'" <law-lib@ucdavis.edu>
> Subject: Source of a quote
>
> Good Afternoon Everyone!
> I am looking for a source for this quote which may or may not be
> attributable to Adlai Stevenson.
> "Politics is like football; you have to be smart enough to play the
> game and dumb enough to think it's important."
>
> Susan van Beek - Law Librarian
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