Quotes of: Quarterbacks Keyword

Great quarterbacks, good quarterbacks, make plays.

Fran Tarkenton

I was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler.

Bob Seger

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 get...

John Madden

I love getting after that quarterback! That's my deal: sacking the quarterback.

Gaines Adams

I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts.

Julian Castro

No matter how fast or how slow you get to the quarterback, it all goes to slow motion when you get there. Everything just stops. You don't see anything but the quarterback. You don't hear anything but the quarterback's breath. It's almost like you're...

Mario Williams

For me, a quarterback's best friend, especially a young quarterback's best friend, is a coach who believes in him.

Robert Griffin III

I don't play too much into the color game, because I don't want to be the best African American quarterback, I want to be the best quarterback.

Robert Griffin III

As a quarterback, you have to love it. As much as you like to turn around and hand the ball off - the whole traditional football game - as a quarterback, you gotta love putting it in the air.

Joe Montana

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing.

Bill Parcells

You know, quarterbacks, I think greatness in quarterbacks is taking what you've got, whether it's a great team, a good team, or a struggling team and make them better.

Fran Tarkenton

As a player, that's not your responsibility to comment and to give your opinion on another player. As a quarterback, I don't want another quarterback tweeting about my performance or judging me in that way.

Eli Manning

The simplest way to win in the National Football League is to knock out the starting quarterback. You know, throughout the years, history has proven if your number one quarterback goes down, your chances for success become very limited.

Ron Jaworski

I don't know that the referee can be watching holding on the offensive line and get back to the quarterback. I think watching the quarterback is a full-time job.

John Madden

My favorite quarterback is Donovan McNabb. I think he's a complete quarterback. I love the way he can scramble and throw on the run. He can do it all. He can control a game.

Paul Pierce

Back in the '80s and '90s, you could hit the quarterback low, you could hit the quarterback high. You could hit him pretty much late.

Vinny Testaverde

Strong leaders encourage you to do things for your own benefit, not just theirs.

Through My Eyes: A Quarterback's Journey, Young Reader's Edition

You don't have to go out there and fit the mold of what a quarterback is supposed to be. Make your own mold and do the best at each role. If you can run with the best and throw with the best, you can be the best quarterback in your own version of the...

Robert Griffin III

Quarterbacks are untouchable nowadays. If you hit a quarterback too hard, or if you fall on him with too much weight - which is a judgment thing from a professional standpoint - you're going to get flagged.

Mario Williams

I was a quarterback in pee-wee football. I always wanted to be quarterback. They're the leaders, they make the calls. It didn't work out because I didn't have the arm. I also played wide receiver my senior year in high school.

Junior Seau

If I’ve already thought through a situation and have a response prepared ahead of time in the event temptation rears its ugly head, it is that much easier to resist.

Through My Eyes: A Quarterback's Journey: Young Reader's Edition