Lynn Swann Quotations

I was not a very good football player when I started out.

When I was in college there was a girls' flag football league. The girls were extremely aggressive.

Now, I'm not here because I was that good. I'm here because of the people around me made me that good.

I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing.

I believe that today's players who are Christians feel that it's important and their responsibility to acknowledge their faith.

Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.

I enjoy playing the game. It's hard for me to just watch it, even while broadcasting.

I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse.

We talk about freedoms for African-Americans but unless you have more than one option politically, how free are you?

Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new name who has demonstrated the ability to handle the job.

And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.

I feel like there should be more black head coaches.

Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed.

Players today are concerned about the money, but the large dollars only go to those players who are the best.

Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.

If a player demonstrated that he is the best, and a team decides, even so, we don't want to pay him, as in any other business, he should be able to play elsewhere.

Minorities give their vote to the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party has given them lip service in terms of being involved in the party and in being major players.

I would have to give it more consideration.

I'd like to take a look at the process and see how it goes, ... It is not my inclination to do anything that would be divisive to the party.

He does an entire meal, (including) dessert side dishes.

What I like about this team is that they're playing up. They're not playing scared, like they're waiting for the other shoe to drop. When they were 15-1 (last season), I got the feeling that they were waiting for it to end. They didn't know how long they could maintain it.

God knows Ed Rendell can't pay for everything he promised. We're going to have to make some tough decisions.

I think the people of Pennsylvania would rather have a governor who is committed to being there.

I think certainly he's concerned that he's not going to get the endorsement, but we understood what the rules were from the beginning and we ought to stick to the rules.

It is important this campaign be waged on a higher level of dignity and character. We will continue to move forward with our positive message for Pennsylvania.

It doesn't matter what he says tomorrow. If there's a better plan, great - that's a better plan. Odds are that will require taxpayer dollars.

I think this is an opportunity for me to use my talents to help the people of Pennsylvania. I think we can be much better than we have been in recent years. I believe Pennsylvania needs leadership from outside the box.

We don't want to burden individuals with unfair taxes.

When you play for this organization, it's in your blood. The fans bleed black and gold and so do the players who have worn that uniform.

Well, if the Supreme Court overturned it, then, they've basically overturned it. They've basically said that, you know, you can't have an abortion.

We do not want to lose the Penguins. Mario Lemieux has worked hard to keep the team in Pittsburgh, and we want to try do what it necessary to make sure that happens.

Bill's competition for this nomination has contributed a great deal to the debate about making the Commonwealth a better place for all Pennsylvanians.

I spent 29 years at ABC Sports. Ed Rendell has spent the last three years as governor, and he wants to be a broadcaster. Let's give Ed Rendell what he wants.

Coach Noll is not a great one for speeches. He's not the rah-rah type trying to fire us up in the locker room. He gets us ready to play and gives us a game plan that we've grown to believe is going to work. Usually it does.

This deal means that we get in the city of Pittsburgh a brand new arena, a $280 million facility that does not cost the taxpayer a single cent. This is the only plan that presents a tax-free, brand new structure for the city of Pittsburgh.

It's a great opportunity for me and hopefully a great opportunity for the state of Pennsylvania to make some changes.

It's the beginning, we hope, of a new dynasty for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

I'm not doing this because I want to be famous and not because I want any power. In this country, the power is always with the people; the people we govern on borrowed time. I want to serve. My parents taught me to give back to the community.

I'm not a fan of gambling, but I didn't bring gambling to Pittsburgh. This is the only plan that makes sense for Pittsburgh.

I haven't cried this much since I was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

But I think at the end of the day it's going to be between Ed Rendell and myself.

He's still talking about it. Nothing's been done.

Professional sports is a business.

Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take your pulse.

This being Black History Month, I would like to ask people to celebrate the similarities and not focus on the differences between people of color and not of color.