John Elway Quotations

How ironic, to be my last game that I ever played would be against Dan in a Super Bowl. The thing I always was afraid of was playing in a Super Bowl when it was raining. I can't throw a wet ball.

It's all about putting the best team together - not just in the front office but the players on the field.

I always believe there's a reason why you go through everything.

I look at my career and it's still hard for me to believe the way things turned out and how things happened. I've been so blessed.

Being thrown into the fire and getting the thing turned around in a hurry made it more difficult. Things have been done the hard way. I think you learn better when things are done the hard way.

To be able to get a football team that's capable of competing for world championships, you always got to get a little bit lucky, but you got to have all phases to win it all.

I can't compare quarterbacks as apples and oranges in my mind because everybody's in a different system.

Even when I retired, there was part of me that didn't want to retire. But once you decide it's time to move on then you have to stick with it.

I've experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. I think to really appreciate anything you have to be at both ends of the spectrum.

I think I'm lucky in life and not just in football. I was very fortunate to play for a great organization and a great team that was really good near the end of my career.

You learn a lot more from the lows because it makes you pay attention to what you're doing.

You always want to have good balance. Thats the key to winning a Super Bowl. You look at the teams who have won championships, you got to have balance. So, to be able to run the ball effectively and throw the ball effectively is what gives you the chance to win a world championship.

I'm watching the Weather Channel more than I've ever watched it. I'm scared to death it's going to rain.

A guy as great as Brett Favre has been for the length of time he's been, you would hope that he would be able to leave the game with a positive flavor in his mouth.

It's really been a better situation for me being with the Crush than it would if I were with the Broncos because this has given me a lot more broad range

I was so lucky to walk away with two Super Bowls and know that the last year was positive.

I've always joked about Joe Montana not appreciating his Super Bowls nearly as much as I do because he never lost one. We lost three before we got one

I'm happy with the Arena Football League right now. I'm happy in Denver.

I was a baseball player and a football player at Stanford, so I didn't play a lot of golf in college. I really started playing a lot after I turned pro and I had some time in the off-season.

The patience that goes with the game, the little things that go along with the game, you have so much more time to think in golf than you do in football - you have to keep your thoughts positive. I'm not sure I've got that mastered.

We get done with the game, and it's an absolute downpour 30 minutes later. That's when I thought God was telling me that's enough-time for you to go do something else

As football players you have all the experience on the field. You don't have the experience off the field.

I don't know if I like being the sentimental favorite.

I had a great time doing Vegas. It's just that it takes a lot of time.

I'm getting the basics with the AFL, but the NFL is a different animal

The Arena League is the best thing that could have happened to me because I get to run the whole process. I'm seeing not only the football side but the business side

I would get a sour taste in my mouth and experience heartburn quite often, so I took antacids. But as time went on, the antacids helped less and less. For a long time, I tried to take care of the problem before the problem finally got so bad that I went to see a doctor.

I finally got to the point during the season when at lunch I couldn't swallow. I had heartburn for quite a while, but it just kept getting worse and worse. When I couldn't swallow and food was actually coming back up, I knew the problem was more than simple heartburn.

I was definitely on Eli's side. Why is there the perception of being a spoiled brat? If you've got some talent and you're in demand, why not try to go someplace where you can be happy?

I would hope this experience would help me if that NFL opportunity were to arise. But I also know that it's a totally different league. There's a lot more to it.

When I retired, I really wanted to spend time with my family and kids. Coaching would have prevented that due to the commitment of the job and travel that goes with it, too.

We're down in Miami, and if we play like we're capable, we're going to win the game. And it's a 50 percent chance of rain the whole time.

We're excited to be teaming with Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain to bring Crush games to our fans. We are looking forward to a long partnership that we feel will benefit both entities. In addition, we are glad to build on the AFL's already strong national relationship with FSN by working together with Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain.

I've been able to run an organization the best way I think that I should. Winning a championship makes me think we did something right.

Reaching this number so quickly is truly a testament to Crush fans who have been so loyal and supportive of this team from day one. It is our goal as an organization to make sure this team is something that Crush fans can be proud of both on and off the field.

That place ain't loud anymore. It might be too comfortable.

You want to get involved and be a part of something that there's a chance to raise a whole bunch of money. We can all donate money, but you want to do more.

I don't have any pangs to where I want to be with the Broncos.

There's always an asterisk behind somebody's name who hasn't won the Super Bowl. There shouldn't be, but that's kind of the way history works.

I think the thing that he wants even more that would solidify his position would be a couple championships. Hopefully we can get that done. Peyton Manning is already in the conversation of the greatest player to ever play and if he wins one or two more, he probably ends up being the greatest quarterback to ever play the game.

There have been openings, but I have not interviewed for any jobs, nor do I want to right now.

I would have loved to have played for Joe Gibbs. Look at his record of winning three Super Bowls.

Reaching 50, I've started to conjure up thoughts of my own mortality.

I normally run the 40-yard dash in 4.9, but when a 280-pound guy is chasing me, I run it in 4.6.

If you ask what's been my secret of success, most might say it's my God-given athletic ability to throw a football. While talent is important, it's not necessarily the most important thing. Thousands of talented people fail every day. My strength has been my will to win-that competitive fire inside.

There are a lot of people who might not get another chance to win a Super Bowl, not just me.

When things go bad, it's easy to point fingers. People who attempt to switch the blame are afraid to fail. We've all been afraid to fail before a game, but it shouldn't stop us from continuing, and from doing what we have to do to get the job done.

A lot of times the expectations of you are so high that no matter what you do you are never going to be able to live up to those expectations. So you better go out and do the best you can and enjoy it.

In the long run, the cream always rises and the crap always sinks.