Al Davis Quotes

• They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.

  Al Davis

  Defense, Want, Said

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• We would rather be feared than respected.

  Al Davis

  Nfl, Oakland Raiders

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• You don't adjust. You just dominate.

  Al Davis

  "The Raiders' man in black is back / Mysterious leader Davis garners respect even from foes" by Ron Kroichick, www.sfgate.com. January 22, 2003.

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• It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.

  Al Davis

  Important, Consistent

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• The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.

  Al Davis

  Winning, Fire, Organization

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• One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.

  Al Davis

  Lying, Thousand

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• The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.

  Al Davis

  Lying, Greatness, Raiders

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• The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard

  Al Davis

  Down And, Quarterback, Hard

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• We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here.

  Al Davis

  Passion, Winning, Player

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• I can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death.

  Al Davis

  Able, Seems, I Can

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• They say...the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.

  Al Davis

  Lying, Speed, Never Lie

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• Time never stops for the great ones.

  Al Davis

  Great Ones

  "BILL KING: 1927-2005 / Erudite voice of Bay Area sports" by David Bush, www.sfgate.com. October 19, 2005.

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• History will dictate what my legacy is. And 'maverick' is fine, because I am.

  Al Davis

  Legacy, Fine, Maverick

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• Once a Raider, always a Raider.

  Al Davis

  Nfl, Raiders, Oakland Raiders

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• Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.

  Al Davis

  Winning, Fields, Looks

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• A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.

  Al Davis

  Athlete, Games, Play

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• I have never forgiven myself…that I might have made a mistake.

  Al Davis

  Mistake, Nfl, Might

  "Davis and Shell say it's time to get tough" by Ira Miller, www.sfgate.com. February 12, 2006.

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• I'm in pro football to win, to have the Raiders dominate, to have the Raiders global, and we're not going to be able to do that with a half-filled stadium.

  Al Davis

  Football, Winning, Nfl

  "Houston's NFL Gain May Be Bay Area's Loss" by Ira Miller, www.sfgate.com. October 7, 1999.

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• I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win. John is a standard bearer, someone that players, coaches, fans and the Raider Nation can all look up to. One of his great virtues, the fire that burned brightest in him, was his love and passion for football, which was seldom ever equaled.

  Al Davis

  Football, Passion, Greatness

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• Why should I talk to you? I don't know where you're from.

  Al Davis

  Nfl, Should, Raiders

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• If it weren't for a new rule that came into being, we'd have played three years in a row in the championship game.

  Al Davis

  Years, Games, Nfl

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• I love my country and I love my league.

  Al Davis

  Country, League

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• Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.

  Al Davis

  Games, Nfl, Waiting

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• Just shred baby, shred.

  Al Davis

  Baby, Surfing

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• I'd like my next head coach to be winning oriented. We would consider anyone that we think is right.

  Al Davis

  Winning, Thinking, Next

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