171 Quotes by Steve Young

I've played more golf with Joe Montana and Steve Bono than I've played with anyone else. We've played a ton of golf. I always tell people; my relationship with Joe was as good as it could be.

When I played for the 49ers, we loved to see man-to-man defense. I could get the ball quickly to the receivers.

People don't remember that Sid Gillman was my coach. He was an old crotchety guy, but he was the first one to basically say, 'You can't just run around'... I remember, he literally tied my feet up.

If quarterbacks learned the West Coast offense in college, oh man - it would make a huge difference.

I never asked to be the highest paid player in sports.

You become a leader in times of trouble. Leaders emerge when things don't go well. When everyone else starts pointing fingers, a leader takes responsibility.

I have a photographic memory that enables me to visualize what everyone in the huddle is supposed to do on each of the hundreds of plays in our playbook.

Perception is reality.

You can play with a brain that is injured - you can't play with an injured knee. That's the problem.