John Madden Team Quotations

I remember arriving in Miami and watching television that night. They showed the Packers arriving and Vince Lombardi and Bart Starr getting off the plane. Then the guy says, 'The Oklahoma Raiders' plane has also arrived.' The host city wasn't even sure where the other team was from.

Usually, the team that turns the ball over less will hold on to the ball more

In order for this team to win the game, the quarterback has to throw the ball.

at the end of the game the team with the most points on the board is going to win.

If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they've had a bad day.

Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.

The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.

It was crucial. It's something you have to do during the regular season to maintain your confidence. If you haven't beaten a team and you have to play them in the playoffs, it weighs on your mind.

His team is not putting up much of a fight.

Guess what the Redskins have? You know, I take the bus to the games, we park in the parking lot where the visiting team parks. So I go out there after the game and they have a food truck there! And the guy comes over and he cooks food for the Redskins, and they come out to the parking lot before they get on the bus and they go to the food truck!