Joe Namath

“Most of my recognition comes from us winning that championship. The words may not come out - 'Super Bowl III' - because a lot of the folks at the grocery store, gas station or mall weren't even born when we won the Super Bowl. But they're aware of it. It has had a tremendous impact on my life since then.”

“I think there's always going to be a problem dealing with firearms, with knives. It's the animal we are that cause the problems.”

“I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.”

“My ego's not the kind that says, 'I want to be an actor and be accepted as that.'”

“I think that at some point in your life you realize you don't have to worry if you do everything you're supposed to do right. Or if not right, if you do it the best you can... what can worry do for you? You are already doing the best you can.”

“The name of the game is 'kill the quarterback.' Every football team tries to knock the guy out of the game that's handling the ball.”

“To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going.”

“If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?”

“None of the body was designed to play football. Excuse me, you know, football, we're just not designed for.”

“I don't care what a man is as long as he treats me right. He can be a gambler, a hustler, someone everybody else thinks is obnoxious, I don't care so long as he's straight with me and our dealings are fair.”

“I've always said I'm going to get married only once.”

“Something's been guiding me around throughout my life.”

“I should have been thinking more about my family, how I raised my children, how I maintained life's work, so to speak.”

“I deal with football from a realistic, logical point of view.”

“I like music and I like ladies. I like to see them dance.”

“Whether it's 18 years old or 40 years old, we think we know what's going on. But if you're lucky enough to continue the journey, its amazing how we keep learning how much we didn't know.”

“I was a workhorse; there was never a practice that I didn't enjoy.”

“I don't like going out on a date unless I know the broad a little bit beforehand. By the way, 'broad' to me is not a detrimental term for women; it's simply another word for female. Anyway, I don't really go out a whole lot, because there aren't many girls I like to take out and spend a whole evening with - at least not an evening in public.”

“I am a football fan, yeah.”

“It feels bad to feel like you're not wanted.”