Pete Rozelle famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.
-- Pete Rozelle

#Sports #Winning #Player
Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record.
-- Pete Rozelle

#Sports #Football #Successful
People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life.
-- Pete Rozelle

#Football #Emotional #Oasis
In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners.
-- Pete Rozelle

#Player #Clubs #Awful
There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon.
-- Pete Rozelle

#Monday #Sunday #Night
I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can't be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself.
-- Pete Rozelle

#Football #Hurt #Fun
The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington.
-- Pete Rozelle

#Owners #Difficult
At least I'm going into the job with clean hands.
-- Pete Rozelle

#Jobs #Hands #Cleaning
I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought. I think it's a logical point they could make, but it's only an academic one
-- Pete Rozelle

#Player #Thinking #Academic
Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems
-- Pete Rozelle

#Emotional #Years #Needs
Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players are getting a fair shake.
-- Pete Rozelle

#Player #Looks #Owners

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