“I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win.”

They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.

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.

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.