Joe Namath

“If you're not gonna go all the way, why go at all?”

“I'd rather go to Vietnam than get married.”

“Johnny Unitas was my hero.”

“After I hurt the knee, football wasn't nearly as much fun. I was limited. But you make do with what you have. I adjusted some. I was lucky to play as long as I did, with the different kinds of injuries I got. I played with two severed hamstring muscles in my leg late in my career. I could barely run, other than to drop back to pass.”

“You learn how to be a gracious winner and an outstanding loser.”

“Times have changed. The athletes have changed.”

“As a football coach, everything in your life comes after your football schedule. I just could not make that commitment.”

“Till I was 13, I thought my name was 'Shut Up.'”

“I was born with the gift.”

“Until my senior year, baseball and basketball were my best sports; and even when I was a senior, I still wanted to play baseball professionally. But the family wanted me to go to college, and I guess I agreed with them, or else I would have accepted some of the offers I got.”

“My family's the most important thing in my life.”

“I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.”

“Of course, in pro ball, they never hit the quarterback in practice.”

“First, I prepare. Then I have faith.”

“I've figured out that life in general is a team effort; it's a team game.”

“Pressure just makes you go a little more. I kind of like pressure.”

“How you recover from what life's throwing at you is what matters.”

“There's an old saying amongst players in football talking about your general manger and coaches, they speak with a forked tongue.”

“I'm always gonna be Joe Namath, and I'm not running from that.”

“We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee it.”