119 Quotes by Jason Witten

Fortunately for me, my grandfather gave us a life I could never dream of. He was my high school football coach, my best friend, my school teacher - really my dad.

When you break a collarbone or do something like that, that's out of your control.

I love to play football. And I think anybody that's ever been my teammate or I've been theirs understands how much I love that.

Every time an older player gets toward the end of their career, they're always talking about 'I feel better now than I did 10 years ago.'

If you're in the NFL for more than five minutes you see that you can be here today and gone tomorrow. That's why I played the way I did. I think that's why I worked hard to not miss a game, fight through injuries and all that stuff because when it's gone, it's gone.

When you call a game, it's almost like you're doing a three-hour movie and the production of it all, living in the moment in real time, the replays, all the intricacies that go into putting a game in a broadcast. It's not just 100 percent football.

Look, I had a great experience in the booth. I saw a different perspective.

As a kid, you just want to play football. For me one day it will end, but until the end I love getting the opportunity to go out there and play at a high level.

I think any player would say that they want their coaches' respect, they want their teammates' respect, and they want their opponent to respect them.