“History will dictate what my legacy is. And ‘maverick’ is fine, because I am.”

Approximately four years ago, we were told that Jerry Rice would be a free agent and there were people who felt that he no longer could contribute.

I have never forgiven myself…that I might have made a mistake.

I’d like my next head coach to be winning oriented.

Time never stops for the great ones.

We would rather be feared than respected.

One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.

They say…the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.

The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard

One of his great virtues, the fire that burned brightest in him, was his love and passion for football, which was seldom ever equaled.

You don’t adjust. You just dominate.

You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That’s our passion here.

The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.

It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.

A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.

Just shred baby, shred.

Once a Raider, always a Raider.

The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.

Courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as ‘grace under pressure’ – grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.

Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions.

“Duty, Honor, Country” – those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.

I’m at peace with myself. The main thing is not letting people dictate what I do or what I am.

I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.

The public one and the secret one, and you can dictate a sentence prepared by the political and security apparatuses that are behind this trial.

I am not going to be dictated to by fans, certainly. I am dictated enough to by my record company to last me a million years.