Steve Young

“When I played for the 49ers, we loved to see man-to-man defense. I could get the ball quickly to the receivers.”

“I'm telling you, studying for week to week in the NFL, and memorization, and reflexive recall... you have to drive it into your brain so far.”

“I don't want to look like I'm money-hungry.”

“My generation, people who played with me, they're suffering from football.”

“I don't go out a lot. I do go to a lot of movies.”

“When fans showed up at Candlestick, there was a great sense of anticipation that they would watch not only winning football, but also artistry. Our offense was that sublime.”

“Peyton Manning, you look at his physical abilities, there are a lot of things that are middle of the road. But his mastery of the data allows him to be ahead. I love watching him because he throws the ball so proactively.”

“If sports has anything to do for society, football plays a great role.”

“Playing football in San Francisco was almost a transcendental experience.”

“I grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut.”

“Third and 10 down by four at Lambeau Field in the drizzling rain... two minutes left. There's nothing like that.”

“Most veterans detested training camp, but not me. I loved having a dorm room and a little fridge with snacks, and I looked forward to goofing around in the meetings.”

“Something like speed of play can be a big deal.”

“I loved playing Green Bay.”

“The scary thing is I took 12 years of French, and I can barely say, 'My name is... ' And that's not because of the concussions.”

“Obviously, I love the idea of athletic quarterbacks.”

“I never asked to be the highest paid player in sports.”

“If quarterbacks learned the West Coast offense in college, oh man - it would make a huge difference.”

“The demands of excellent NFL quarterbacking I always said took every piece of me, emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually. It was like it just took it all, and I think that was what was so energizing about it and unreplicable.”

“I think Tom Coughlin is an amazing motivator. When you look at his personality, you say, 'Oh, I don't know about that.' But there's some ability he has to laser-focus a football team when it's most important. He seems to be a real valuable asset, kind of Knute Rocke almost.”