Troy Aikman

“I've always known football.”

“I think I'm a harder critic on myself than anybody is. I think I judge myself harder than any of the coaches do.”

“Winning is hard. Repeating is harder.”

“I think it's nice to win awards, but my goal is not to win the Heisman: it's to get to the Rose Bowl.”

“I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected, and credible individuals, none of which applies to Skip Bayless.”

“I have been playing this game since I was 7 years old, and to all of a sudden recognize that you're not going to do it anymore is hard.”

“Not long ago, every time I did a picture shoot for a magazine, the photographer would ask me to show up wearing jeans and cowboy boots. They seemed to think I was a hillbilly. Now it's different. Now they're not quite sure what to make of me. And I show up wearing whatever I want.”

“I don't know if I want to be 65 or 67, still broadcasting games. But, why not? What else are you going to do?”

“Hey, I'm big-boned.”

“I have often said social media is a race to the bottom.”

“I'm looking forward to being a supporter of the Dallas Cowboys. I want to watch them win another Super Bowl.”

“I don't understand why guys want to be controversial and in the press all the time. It's just not my nature.”

“To say, 'I don't worry about perception,' you better worry about perception because it's a big part of making it through some very difficult times.”

“You can't just can't simply replace head coaches and say, 'Now it's going to be better.'”

“I was 0-11 as a starter, and there were times when I walked off the field wondering if I'd ever win a game in the NFL.”

“The quarterback I enjoy watching the most is Dan Marino.”

“At one time, watching football was an event. Monday Night Football was a big event.”

“It is relatively easy... to determine whether or not a blow to a quarterback was deemed excessive or incidental. So I'm discouraged that there have been a number of games that are influenced - not that the outcomes are in question - but a number of games influenced based on the protection of the quarterback.”

“I always play every game in my mind before it begins. A lot of times in a game, a play will happen, and it will feel like deja vu, like I've seen the play happen before in my mind.”

“I know what a championship locker room looks like, what a championship team requires.”