171 Quotes by Steve Young

I can't imagine as a rookie actually playing good football. I went through it.

The truth is that in the NFL, the job is to deliver the ball from the pocket. That's the job.

When it's all over I might be able to say I've had the strangest career in pro football history.

I played 18 seasons. That's a lot. There is some that played more. Brett Favre I think played a couple more. There is a few. There is a few guys that played more, but not many.

To play 18 years as a pro and have a great college career, it's awesome.

I think when you look at the quarterback position, and this mastery of the craft we talk about, it really is an advanced degree. It's like going to med school, or law school, or getting your PH.D. It really is that type of educational effort, on the field and off the field.

If I could have my kids be great when the lights are on, whatever the moment is, to be accountable and then fix it, they're going to be fine.

If you're playing for 10 or 15 years, you can't every week run six option plays. It can be around. It can be a part of the game, but sooner or later you've got to deliver the ball from the pocket. That's the game. Now, if the game changes, and it's proven a championship can be won from the pistol spread, then I'm wrong.

There's a negative effect when you run around without exhausting everything that happens with the play call.