Roger Goodell famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The same mistakes can never be repeated.
-- Roger Goodell

#Mistake #Same Mistakes
No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised.
-- Roger Goodell

#Games #People
I spent a lot of time in the school psychologist's office. I didn't apply myself. My mother thought I had learning disabilities.
-- Roger Goodell

#Mother #School #Office
My job is to protect the integrity of the NFL and to make sure the game is as safe as possible.
-- Roger Goodell

#Football #Jobs #Integrity
I have to make a lot of decisions that aren't in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players.
-- Roger Goodell

#Player #Decision #Clubs
You have to continue to learn. That's how you develop. So the people who show that curiosity, that ambition, that willingness to do what it takes to improve and to get better, they're the people who are going to be successful in the long term.
-- Roger Goodell

#Ambition #Successful #Long
Change before you're forced to change.
-- Roger Goodell
When there's a pattern of mistakes, something has got to change.
-- Roger Goodell

#Mistake #Patterns
My goal was to prove to my family I wasn't a dummy.
-- Roger Goodell

#Goal #My Family #Dummy
I take my responsibilities very seriously.
-- Roger Goodell

#Responsibility
Ignorance is not a suitable defense
-- Roger Goodell

#Ignorance #Defense #Suitable
I don't expect to try to get people to like everything I do. I want them to respect what I do.
-- Roger Goodell

#People #Trying #Want
I don't get myself caught up in the rhetoric of any personal comments that are made.
-- Roger Goodell

#Made #Caught #Rhetoric
It's always unfortunate when something gets misreported and the facts are not clear.
-- Roger Goodell

#Facts #Clear #Unfortunate
The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'
-- Roger Goodell

#Tombstone #Parent #Goes On
Yes, NFL players deserve to be paid well. Unfortunately, economic realities are forcing everyone to make tough choices and the NFL is no different. These are not easy negotiations, but the outcome can be positive. If both sides give a little, everyone, including fans, will get a lot and the game will improve through innovation. Even in difficult economic times, a new CBA presents us with the opportunity to secure the future of our game.
-- Roger Goodell

#Opportunity #Player #Reality
This is an opportunity to create a better future for the NFL, to improve the game for our fans, and to expand the economic benefits for the players and teams. Staying with the status quo is not an option. The world has changed for everyone, including the NFL and our fans. We must get better in everything we do ... If both sides compromise and give a little, everyone will get a lot, especially the fans.
-- Roger Goodell

#Team #Opportunity #Player
I learned in high school that I was going to have to outwork people. I remember running around the track, training for football, and a faster guy ran past me. I just figured, I can outlast him. If I work harder than him, I'll beat him. And to this day I overprepare.
-- Roger Goodell

#Football #Running #Hard Work
Every game in the NFL is important.
-- Roger Goodell

#Games #Nfl #Important
It is very common ... to tell graduates: dream and dream big. I say do more than that. When you dream you are in an unconscious state. It ends. You wake up. It's not real.
-- Roger Goodell

#Inspirational #Graduation #Dream
One of the strong principles that I believe in is that you're always learning, whether you're a commissioner, a current general manager, a president or an owner, or somebody that's trying to become a general manger or a coach in the NFL.
-- Roger Goodell

#Strong #Believe #Nfl
It is a privilege for me to serve the NFL. It is the only place I have ever wanted to work.
-- Roger Goodell

#Nfl #Privilege #Wanted
I'm very fortunate, and I know that.
-- Roger Goodell

#Knows #Fortunate

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