46 Quotes by Fran Tarkenton

Leadership must be demonstrated, not announced.

It's perfectly okay to want to quit - as long as you don't.

Winning means being unafraid to lose.

If it’s not fun, you are not doing it right.

It’s perfectly okay to want to quit – as long as you don’t.

Profit isn’t and shouldn’t be the mission of business. The mission of business is to help people. To help your customers, your co-workers, your employees, and your partners. Success is not a number – it’s not X dollars or Y customers – it’s a measurement of VALUE.

The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he’s set for life. I didn’t think I was set for life, and I don’t now. As athletes, we are important, celebrities, in demand and rich. Then we are out of the game and we are not important, not celebrities, not in demand and not rich.

In sports, teams win and individuals don’t.

When everything else breaks down, I don’t hesitate to roam out of the pocket and do the boogaloo.