Jim Otto Quotes

#1. The NFL offensive blocking is played differently; they use their hands instead of their head and shoulders.

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#2. I also played in the 1967 Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers.

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#3. You come out hurting all over, and what didn't hurt, didn't work.

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#4. I was told in high school that the last game during your senior year stays with you forever, which is true.

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#5. If the entire team can feel the same way about these things, you can consistently remain a winner.

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#6. There is hard hitting, but the hitting is not nearly as hard as it used to be.

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#7. I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as well.

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#8. I've been a Raider all my life.

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#9. If something is said about the Raiders, I'm ready to go to war.

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#10. I think the tougher the challenge the better.

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#11. The plays I remember are the plays I made a mistake.

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#12. I have been a part of this development, so I am very proud of it.

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#13. It was a very exciting time for me to play professional football, finally.

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#14. I work here at the Raiders. My position is basically what I make it.

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#15. When I hear anything derogatory towards the Raiders, I am definitely hurt.

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#16. I have seen the Raiders develop into what they are today.

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#17. The first game I played. We played against the Dallas Texans.

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#18. You must also give mental and physical fitness priority.

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#19. Everyday I walked on to the field I was the best center.

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#20. It's not that difficult to win. It's more difficult to win consistently and stay on top.

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#21. I liked to play against all the teams in the National Football League or the American Football League, because they were always a challenge.

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#22. Everyone wants to beat us. So you can never take a single game lightly.

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#23. I think the officials and NFL owners are playing to the type of game that people want to see.

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#24. And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.

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#25. But now there are more concussions due to not being used to the hard hitting.

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#26. We have always had great and loyal fans in Oakland.

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#27. You have to stay one level above everyone else.

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