33 Quotes by Tony Dorsett

Everything starts with yourself-with you making up your mind about what you're going to do with your life.

My four older brothers were my favorite players. That's why I got into football and sports.

All a lot of women see are dollar signs.

Tragedies make you realize how selfish you are.

No parent or coach can be true to any child and say he's ready for the N.F.L. out of high school.

I've always been a person afraid of the dark. I was taught that when you have complete darkness, that's when spirits walk. In our house when I was growing up, all the doors were always cracked a little bit at night so you could get light into the room.

I was pretty hot-tempered all through school. I remember my high school basketball coach telling me: 'Boy, if you don't learn to control that temper, you're gonna kill somebody.'

The Rooneys are very classy. They're very deliberate with their decision-making. Once you're part of that family, Steeler nation, they treat you with respect. You don't have a lot of rambunctious players running around.

You always want to see the NFL try to protect the players.