Al Davis Quotes

#1. I have never forgiven myself ... that I might have made a mistake.

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#2. Time never stops for the great ones

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#3. I can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death.

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#4. A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.

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#5. The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard

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#6. Approximately four years ago, we were told that Jerry Rice would be a free agent and there were people who felt that he no longer could contribute.

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#7. I love my country and I love my league.

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#8. If it weren't for a new rule that came into being, we'd have played three years in a row in the championship game.

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#9. You don't adjust. You just dominate.

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#10. No one could have brought in more personnel than we have to build a football team.

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#11. The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.

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#12. Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.

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#13. Don't treat people how you want to be treated, treat them how they want to be treated.

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#14. Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.

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#15. History will dictate what my legacy is. And 'maverick' is fine, because I am.

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#16. Once a Raider, always a Raider.

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#17. Just shred baby, shred.

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#18. The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.

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#19. They say ... the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.

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#20. It's not important to be consistent, it's important to be right.

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#21. I'm in pro football to win, to have the Raiders dominate, to have the Raiders global, and we're not going to be able to do that with a half-filled stadium.

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#22. Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.

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#23. We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here.

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#24. We would rather be feared than respected.

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#25. They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.

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#26. I'd like my next head coach to be winning oriented. We would consider anyone that we think is right.

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#27. Why should I talk to you? I don't know where you're from.

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