John Madden Raiders Quotes

Real frontier-busting math explores new worlds ... If you can communicate that experience, somewhere between math and uncertainty, life experience provides the balance. ~ John Madden

I was in New York on September 11 when those planes hit the World Trade Center. At the time, it seemed like it was a local thing. But three or four days later, by the time we drove across the country in the bus, we realized it wasn't a local thing. You could really feel the states become united. We became the United States of America. ~ John Madden

Whenever you talk about a Mike Shanahan offense, you're always going to be talking about his offense. ~ John Madden

I respect coaches; I respect what good coaches do. I know that you don't learn to be a coach in an hour and a half. ~ John Madden

Some yards is better than none yards? ~ John Madden

I would have all my offensive linemen wrestle if I could. ~ John Madden

There is a difference in being in shape and being in football shape. Any one can out on the field and run around , but once you start getting hit and have to get up then you find out the difference between being in shape and football shape. ~ John Madden

Every time I go to the theater, there's something about the atmosphere, seeing something unfold live in front of an audience, that you can't get out of your system. ~ John Madden

When the going gets tough, I'm not always sure what you do. I'm not saying that I know how to fix everything when the going gets tough, but I do know this: when the going goes tough, you don't quit. And you don't fold up. And you don't go in the other direction. ~ John Madden

When I got out of coaching, I had taught a class at the University of California, an extension class on football for fans. I was looking for tools. I was showing them films. I was going to write a textbook. Trip Hawkins came to me about making it a game for computers. ~ John Madden

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

Having been in football all my life as a player and a coach and having been on the sideline, I think the closer we can get to bringing people what it's like standing and watching the game on the sideline, with a better view, would be the perfect situation for television football. ~ John Madden

Discipline in football occurs on the field, not off it. Discipline is knowing what you're supposed to do and doing it as best you can. ~ John Madden

I'm a firm believer that there's no way that a six-year-old should have a helmet on and learn a tackling drill. ~ John Madden

I'm sure that had I not been a coach, I would have been some form of a teacher. ~ John Madden

I wound up through a wild set of circumstances getting into coaching. I went in and volunteered with Don Coryell, who was a big part of my past, great coach. A lot of people say he was one of the greatest coaches ever. He was very good in high school, college and pro. Another guy on that staff was named John Madden. ~ Joe Gibbs

Playing in this nice weather really makes me remember all the times I got stung by a bee. ~ John Madden

There definitely needs to be water on the sidelines for these players, but I also had some Gatorade just in case they were allergic to the water or vice versa. ~ John Madden

A consulting position might work in another profession, but not in pro football. There's no such thing. They give a guy a parking spot and put his name up as a consultant, and in six months, they erase the name. ~ John Madden

When people watch football, they're looking for fun things. ~ John Madden

If you look at tailgating, everyone does it. It's for everyone who likes to cook outdoors. It could be a 4th of July picnic. ~ John Madden

He got up looking out of his earhole! ~ John Madden

I like to hear about what people do. That's more interesting than talking about what the hell I do. ~ John Madden

When I watch professional football, I love listening to John Madden because I know he knows what he's talking about. He's been both down in the trenches and in front of the bench as a coach. He knows the game. ~ Robert Kiyosaki

Don't do anything great if you can't handle the congratulations. ~ John Madden

I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I never really had a job. I was a football player, then a football coach, then a football broadcaster. It's been my life. Pro football has been my life since 1967. I've enjoyed every part of it. Never once did it ever feel like work. ~ John Madden

People say, 'Is broadcasting the same as coaching?' I say, 'Hell, no.' Coaching, you win and lose. Broadcasting, you don't win and lose. Coaching was a lot bigger than broadcasting. ~ John Madden

If you lose your best cornerback and punter, I'd say that's a double loss. ~ John Madden

I'd like to work with kids in special education - younger kids. ~ John Madden

In Oakland, Al Davis was a genius. We had Ron Wolff there, too, and he was a genius. There was no room for me to be a genius. ~ John Madden

Here's a guy who can use his arms and legs at the same time. ~ John Madden

I was a coach, and I put a lot of education and experience into coaching. ~ John Madden

If you play the video game, you become more interested and you want to know more about it. You want to read as much about it as you can, see it live and watch as many games as you can. If you're the type who wants to be as involved as you can in the sport, you're probably going to want to play 'Madden NFL.' ~ John Madden

Give something that wasn't expected. ~ John Madden

If someone remembers me as a coach, they still call me 'Coach,' but if they know me for the video game, they just call me 'Madden.' ~ John Madden

Any defensive coordinator is worried about two things: a running quarterback and a deep ball. You know, don't get beat deep and don't let the quarterback run, because a big part of your defense can't account for the quarterback as a runner, so he gets a free run. ~ John Madden

I don't know that the referee can be watching holding on the offensive line and get back to the quarterback. I think watching the quarterback is a full-time job. ~ John Madden

The only things that smell good are fat and sugar. Tofu being boiled doesn't smell good. Anything that smells good is fattening. ~ John Madden