74 Quotes by Roger Goodell

It's an awesome responsibility, not only to maintain the level of success the NFL has, but to build on that.

It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.

It is a privilege for me to serve the NFL. It is the only place I have ever wanted to work.

We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.

It gives us an opportunity to go to a market where there is a great deal of interest in American football, ... and we think it will have a special interest and appeal to Hispanic fans in the United States.

We have such great interest. We have a great fan base in Mexico. It's been growing dramatically over the last several years, and we're responding to that interest. It's going to be a great opportunity to understand more about playing a game internationally.

When you're talking about a trade you're saying, 'Is it good for this team or that team, did they give up too much?' That kind of debate is great for the game.

Traditionally, I don't think we've put the focus on it (the Hispanic market). Our popularity is soaring there (Mexico). There is a great deal of interest in American football.

We want to hold or reserve judgment on that until we've been through this, but we know there's growing interest in playing regular-season games