Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.
AL DAVISThey said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.
More Al Davis Quotes
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We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it.
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Once a Raider, always a Raider.
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One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.
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A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.
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I’m in pro football to win, to have the Raiders dominate,
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You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That’s our passion here.
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It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.
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We would rather be feared than respected.
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I have never forgiven myself…that I might have made a mistake.
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Look, I don’t want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.
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John is a standard bearer, someone that players, coaches, fans and the Raider Nation can all look up to.
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The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.
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The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard
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They say…the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.
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No one could have brought in more personnel than we have to build a football team.
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Just shred baby, shred.
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History will dictate what my legacy is. And ‘maverick’ is fine, because I am.
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To have the Raiders global, and we’re not going to be able to do that with a half-filled stadium.
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If it weren’t for a new rule that came into being, we’d have played three years in a row in the championship game.
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I’d like my next head coach to be winning oriented.
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Why should I talk to you? I don’t know where you’re from.
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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.
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I can control most things, but I don’t seem to be able to control death.
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You don’t adjust. You just dominate.
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Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.
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I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win.
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