John Madden quotes

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble. (John Madden)
When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to. View quote
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The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer. View quote
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The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else. View quote
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The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break. View quote
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Every time I go to the theater, there's something about the atmosphere, seeing something unfold live in front of an audience, that you can't get out of your system. View quote
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I've never eaten just a few bites of things I liked in my life. View quote
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To me, discipline in football occurs on the field, not off it. View quote
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Don't worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon. View quote
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I've always said winning's the great deodorant, and conversely, when you have a bad record, everything stinks, and everything starts to unravel, and everything falls apart. View quote
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I get a certain feeling when I go to Lambeau field in Green Bay. Soldier field in Chicago is special to me. Those are the places that I really like. The stadiums. (John Madden)
When the going gets tough, I'm not always sure what you do. I'm not saying that I know how to fix everything when the going gets tough, but I do know this: when the going goes tough, you don't quit. And you don't fold up. And you don't go in the other direction. View quote
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Discipline is knowing what you're supposed to do and doing it as best you can... On third down and short yardage, the Raiders don't jump offside. That's discipline - not a coat and tie, not a clean shave. View quote
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Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear. View quote
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If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker. View quote
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I think comparisons are odious. View quote
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In Oakland, Al Davis was a genius. We had Ron Wolff there, too, and he was a genius. There was no room for me to be a genius. View quote
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If you think about it, I've never held a job in my life. I went from being an NFL player to a coach to a broadcaster. I haven't worked a day in my life. View quote
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If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they've had a bad day. View quote
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Nothing jazzes me up like football. I've acquired more passion of the years, not less. Not to love it wouldn't make sense. View quote
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That's the biggest gap in sports, the difference between the winner and the loser of the Super Bowl. (John Madden)
I'm sure that had I not been a coach, I would have been some form of a teacher. View quote
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In all the years that I've been in football - I went directly from coaching to broadcasting - I never really had a lot of experience watching it. View quote
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I'd like to work with kids in special education - younger kids. View quote
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John Madden

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Occupation: American Entertainer
Born: April 10, 1936
Died: December 28, 2021
Quotes count: 24