John Madden Quotes
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You're not going to eliminate concussions. Anytime you hit your head, you have a chance of getting a concussion, in any sport, too. I think we have to learn more about it. Part of it is rules, part of it is equipment, part of it is medical studies, knowing more about the brain.
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If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they've had a bad day.
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Don't worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon.
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There's so many kids who only know me from the video game.
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When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to.
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If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.
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Any defensive coordinator is worried about two things: a running quarterback and a deep ball. You know, don't get beat deep and don't let the quarterback run, because a big part of your defense can't account for the quarterback as a runner, so he gets a free run.
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Sometimes we think videogames are just games for kids, and then once they get out of grammar school or high school, they never play again, but that's when they really start playing.
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I think comparisons are odious.
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Sometimes you can be one of the best, but you don't accept that if you don't get the ring or win the Super Bowl. There's a lot of good teams between the Super Bowl winner and other teams. Once the Super Bowl is over, we lump everyone into the other 31, and that's not fair.
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I'm a firm believer that there's no way that a six-year-old should have a helmet on and learn a tackling drill.
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I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I never really had a job. I was a football player, then a football coach, then a football broadcaster. It's been my life. Pro football has been my life since 1967. I've enjoyed every part of it. Never once did it ever feel like work.
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A consulting position might work in another profession, but not in pro football. There's no such thing. They give a guy a parking spot and put his name up as a consultant, and in six months, they erase the name.
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You wouldn't do something for a receiver to catch the ball if the quarterback couldn't throw it.