Mike Webster

“My only obligation as a professional is to be prepared and be as good as I can be at my position.”

“You only fail if you don't finish the game.”

“I don't think age has as much to do with how long you play as conditioning.”

“As a professional, you have an obligation to rehabilitate yourself as fast as you can.”

“Sometimes you can be down and struggling, but as long as you keep working at it, you win.”

“I worked at what I did, I worked hard.”

“We use the free weights because there is a balance factor involved. It's not just a stationary exercise. It's balance as well as strength, plus you go through the full range of motion with bulk weight.”

“Over the course of your career you learn to focus and concentrate on what you have to do and block everything else out.”

“There's only one way to get strong. You work at it.”

“Coach Noll is quite demanding all the time. He expects a lot from both his players and assistant coaches because that is the only way he knows how to get the job done.”

“I have a lot of Walter Mitty in me.”

“If I'm not performing on the field, if I'm not doing what's expected of me, what I say or attempt to get across to anyone else has no credence.”