They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.
AL DAVISTo have the Raiders global, and we’re not going to be able to do that with a half-filled stadium.
More Al Davis Quotes
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One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.
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I’d like my next head coach to be winning oriented.
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You don’t adjust. You just dominate.
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One of his great virtues, the fire that burned brightest in him, was his love and passion for football, which was seldom ever equaled.
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No one could have brought in more personnel than we have to build a football team.
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History will dictate what my legacy is. And ‘maverick’ is fine, because I am.
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Why should I talk to you? I don’t know where you’re from.
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I can control most things, but I don’t seem to be able to control death.
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A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.
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They say…the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.
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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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We would consider anyone that we think is right.
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Once a Raider, always a Raider.
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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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The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard
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The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.
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I have never forgiven myself…that I might have made a mistake.
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Just shred baby, shred.
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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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Look, I don’t want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.
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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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Time never stops for the great ones.
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Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.
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It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.
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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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We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it.
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