Nfl Quotes

Win or lose, do it fairly.

Security comes from earning it-not seeking it.

To go to the next level, you have to be special, and I look for those special qualities in those players, those qualities that I think will translate to the NFL.

You play to win the game.

You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.

Strong leaders don't plead with individuals to perform.

I'm broke, I'm bored and I'm back.

Watch the film, not the stopwatch.

If you work hard and you play well, all those critics quiet themselves pretty quickly.

I've always seemed to have my best performances when I'm under the most pressure.

There is no need for me continuing unless I'm able to improve.

I don't think I've arrived. I think I'm continuing to get there, getting closer and closer to where I want to go. But I'm not there yet.

Always be prepared to start.

Now that I'm retired, I want to say that all defensive linemen are sissies.

Desire and dedication are everything!

I just want to improve game to game and try to get better.

God has brought me this far. He has laid out a phenomenal path for me. And I can't do anything but thank him.

Pros like myself played football not for money or glory, but for the simplest reason: the love of the game.

If you have everything prepared, the rest will take care of itself.

I create a different playlist for each and every [NFL] game. Before the game, to gametime, to warmups, going to the stadium, I have a different playlist that puts me in a different mode.

Not wanting to disappoint is what pushed me to be successful.

If the quarterback throws the ball in the endzone and the wide receiver catches it, it's a touchdown.

If you're going to start something-if it's worth starting-then it's worth finishing. That's what I live by.

I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.

Be patient with the negative people of the world. Take a moment to think how they are helping you clarify your own thinking and firming your own resolve. Then, headslap them out of your way.

I'm just 'bout that action boss.

Nobody can make you a loser.

Everybody's got to do what they've got to do.

I need to treat everybody fairly, but fair doesn't always mean equal.

If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner.

We're a big check mark on everybody's schedule. I told them it's just another challenge; let's go after it.

I Play When I Want to Play.

I'm getting the basics with the AFL, but the NFL is a different animal

I want to keep winning, the hell with the record.

Welcome to the Salvation Army. I've never been associated with an offense so nice about giving the ball away.

Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.

Guys ask me, 'Why are you always smiling?' Are you kidding? I'm in the NFL, that's why!

There's no class to manage people. There's no class to teach on how to handle millions. There's no class to teach us how to manage time.

They never clocked me on my way to the end zone. They never caught me because I ran scared.

It took me a long time to figure out that real big-time success comes from taking lots of small, ordinary steps in the right direction. And you can't ever take the next step until you take the first.

Knowing his coach likes him is more important to a player than anything else.

If I drop dead tomorrow, at least I’ll know I died in good health.

I don't think the NFL has ever seen the likes of me, a quarterback who moves the way I do and throws the way I do. I'm not saying that with arrogance or anything. That is just how I feel.

I asked you to pack your headgear and shoulder pads, but more importantly your defense and your kicking game, because that's what wins game like this.

Find out what the other team wants to do. Then take it away from them.

The positions I played, every play, I was making contact, not like that Deion Sanders. He couldn't tackle my wife. He's back there dancing out there instead of hitting.

Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport.

You prepare. You study. You've got to be ready for anything.

Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.

If you live long enough, lots of nice things happen.