Quarterback Quotes: top 100 famous quotes about Quarterback

Quarterback Quotes & Sayings

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The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking. — Hale Irwin

Throwaways are OK. When a quarterback throws the ball away in our system, that's a plus. That's a plus decision. That's the way I've always graded it. — Mike McCarthy

If I could play football, I'd play football. But not women's football - real football. Or I'd just date a quarterback. — Portia Doubleday

Any quarterback that understands what the offense is really about is going to succeed. — Joe Montana

Of course, in pro ball, they never hit the quarterback in practice. — Joe Namath

Mick hadn't become the NFL'S leading quarterback by lying back and playing dead. — Jaci Burton

I like to win, I like to compete and I like to sack the quarterback. I imagine there's a team out there looking for that. — Jason Babin

When you play quarterback in San Francisco, not much goes under the radar. — Steve Young

The disconnect between [offensive coordinator] Todd Haley and [quarterback] Ben Roethlisberger is so blatant you can just see it. — Marshall Faulk

If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions. — Tom Brady

I think he's the best quarterback in this game — Andre Johnson

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen. — Warren Moon

I killed many a quarterback. I felt like I scored when I took their head off. — Harvey Martin

Some people wanted me to be the Latino quarterback. Some people wanted me to be the USC quarterback who happens to be Latino. — Mark Sanchez

I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that. — Eli Manning

Every quarterback can be rattled. There's no guy who can't be. — Jason Pierre-Paul

Tom Brady is a great quarterback, he's a great player, and what you've seen with him is he's gotten better every year. — Eli Manning

Fortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don't get hit very often. — Tom Brady

Playing quarterback ... it's no joke ... The difference here with Johnny Manziel, there's a lot of style and very little substance. — Boomer Esiason

You know, I'm an African-American quarterback. That may scare a lot of people because they - they haven't seen nothing that they can compare me to. — Cam Newton

Sometimes you gotta let people take the hit. How do you think a quarterback learns how to deal with the fear of getting hit? — Rachel Van Dyken

Infinite Darlene doesn't have it easy. Being both star quarterback and homecoming queen has its conflicts. — David Levithan

The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard — Al Davis

The way to stay popular as a quarterback in the NFL is never to play. — Cliff Stoudt

A good football coach needs a patient wife, a loyal dog and a great quarterback - but not necessarily in that order. — Bud Grant

I want to make sure that everyone knows, God has been my greatest quarterback and I've caught a lot more than 84 touchdowns with Him! — Tommy McDonald

Our quarterback is going to be Alex Smith. — Mike Singletary

If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback. — Lou Holtz

The test of a quarterback is where his team finishes. — Paul Brown

As a quarterback, obviously, you're going to be put in the forefront whether you like it or not, and if you're not then you're not doing your job. — Robert Griffin III

I just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away. — Tony Dungy

It's a very easy thing to say, 'Go get a backup quarterback.' Now tell me where to get them. You just can't dial them up. — Bill Parcells

I will remain in relentless pursuit of continuing my lifelong dream of being an NFL quarterback. — Tim Tebow

The name of the game is 'kill the quarterback.' Every football team tries to knock the guy out of the game that's handling the ball. — Joe Namath

I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts. — Julian Castro

I don't even want to touch on the topic of black quarterback, because I think this game is bigger than black, white or even green. — Cam Newton

I loved football even before I married a quarterback; it's not for every woman, but I like it. — Holly Robinson Peete

I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential. — Eli Manning

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence. — Terry Brennan

You wouldn't do something for a receiver to catch the ball if the quarterback couldn't throw it. — John Madden

As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure. — J. C. Watts

Though I loved books as a young boy, I loved sports even more. I wanted to be a quarterback in the CFL. — David Bergen

There are times when I'm watching an NFL quarterback struggling to get through the game, and I get bitter to some extent. — Jeff Garcia

I am sure I lost out on a few million or more in money but I am happy with the team that I am on and the quarterback that I am with. — Terrell Owens

Jay Cutler, he's a fine quarterback, but I think at times he gets a little nicked up. — Gale Sayers

I was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler. — Bob Seger

That's how I judge a quarterback: Either you make plays or you don't. I don't even want to talk about mechanics. — Fran Tarkenton

Speaking of Quarterback nicknames, you hear they're calling Jay Cutler 50 cent? Because you only get two quarters out of him. — Frank Caliendo

Something you're aware of being a quarterback coming here-you have expectations, and you want to live up to those. — Colin Kaepernick

The quarterback is the leader of the team and the quarterback is the one that has the ball in his hands every single play. — Andy Dalton

Easy to be a critic; hard to be a quarterback. — T. Scott McLeod

I see myself as a quarterback who had the run the option for the offense to be successful. — Colin Kaepernick

I can be a receiver, a cornerback, a safety and quarterback-I can play everything. — Clinton Portis

I think leadership is most effective when it's your own personality. But I feel like it's a natural progression as a quarterback, as well. — Andrew Luck

I love getting after that quarterback! That's my deal: sacking the quarterback. — Gaines Adams

Ron Powlus will win the Heisman two times and be the greatest quarterback in the history of Notre Dame. — Beano Cook

If your team is going to win, you need to play better than the other quarterback. — Peyton Manning

The quarterback has to get rid of the ball quickly, so there's not a lot of time to make moves to gain separation. — John Madden

I am competitively aggressive. My dream since I was a young boy was to be an NFL quarterback. I am living that dream. — Tim Tebow

If we can string together some wins this year, maybe I'll be a close second-or third behind Bart Starr-on their favorite quarterback list. — Aaron Rodgers

I'm a quarterback. I don't need to score the touchdown. I just need to spot the pass. — Trevor Noah

The quarterback's spending so much time behind the center that he may jeopardize his right to lead a Boy Scout troop. — Dennis Miller

The Super Bowl is like a movie, and the quarterback is the leading man. — Leigh Steinberg

I truly believe Colin Kaepernick could be one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, — Ron Jaworski

The only model to me that correlates with big success in the NFL is having a Hall of Fame franchise quarterback. — Jeffrey Lurie

That's the key to defending any quarterback: to make them throw before they want to throw. — Tony Dungy

The sweep of his arms was wide and athletic, more like a quarterback than a middling golfer who had dropped off the tour. — Nichole Bernier

This is really a dream come true. To be the starting quarterback in the Super Bowl is probably the highlight of my life. — Tom Brady

I was always a big fan of waiting a year of two to groom an NFL quarterback; let him learn and mature. — Terrell Davis

Recognize winners. They come in all forms. — Bear Bryant

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

Aaron Rodgers, starting quarterback - that just has a good ring to it. — Aaron Rodgers

To me, the quarterback position is about getting your team out of bad things and into good ones. — Chad Pennington

As a quarterback, can you throw it where you are looking? — Phil Simms

But yet I don't think I should be labeled just a black quarterback, because it's bigger things in this sport that need to be accomplished. — Cam Newton

I don't believe that you can be too short as a quarterback. It's not about height. — Drew Brees

Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck. — Don Shula

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing. — Bill Parcells

I don't want people to say I'm a solid quarterback. I want to be the best, and I'll continually work until I get there. — Robert Griffin III

Quarterbacks should wear dresses — Jack Lambert

Kirk Cousins has played much better at the quarterback position than Robert Griffin III has, — Joe Theismann

Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life. — Warren Moon

My first option is not to run. I am not a runner. I'm a quarterback. — Daunte Culpepper

No one coaches what to do after three seconds, after the quarterback's broken the pocket or he's been in the pocket for five, six seconds. — Robert Griffin III

The chemistry between a quarterback and a receiver is almost like a dance. — Jerry Rice

There's not much simplifying. You gotta know what you gotta know. That's how the quarterback position is, and I wouldn't have it any other way. — Jimmy Garoppolo

I said all along, you judge your quarterback in his third year. — Mike Shanahan

If one official signals Falcons ball and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson signals Seahawks ball, is it a jump ball? — Norman Chad

Peyton was the best, my favorite quarterback growing up. — Andrew Luck

For me, a quarterback's best friend, especially a young quarterback's best friend, is a coach who believes in him. — Robert Griffin III

My whole life, my dream has been to be a quarterback. — Tim Tebow

Back in the '80s and '90s, you could hit the quarterback low, you could hit the quarterback high. You could hit him pretty much late. — Vinny Testaverde

I started playing quarterback my junior year of high school. — Jimmy Garoppolo

You can find the intangibles of being a quarterback in almost every profession in the world. There's nothing like it. — Brady Quinn

The quarterback is an extension of the coach and has a certain type of swagger mentality, on and off the field. — Cam Newton

As long as we win games and I harass the quarterback, however I do it, we're good. — Dwight Freeney

Always a good clue when you see a quarterback's arm go forward and forward and the hand empty, it's an incomplete pass. — Mike Tirico

I'm always studying. I probably wrote the most papers of any college quarterback. — Robert Griffin III

I don't like the rules about you can't hit the quarterback. — Jim McMahon

Quarterbacks have to ask the crowd to quiet down. Pitchers never do. — Thomas Boswell