Al Davis Quotes & Sayings

You don't adjust. You just dominate. — Al Davis

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

The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win. — Al Davis

Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field. — Al Davis

Time never stops for the great ones — Al Davis

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

Just shred baby, shred. — Al Davis

It's not important to be consistent, it's important to be right. — Al Davis

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

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

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

Why should I talk to you? I don't know where you're from. — Al Davis

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

We would rather be feared than respected. — Al Davis

I love my country and I love my league. — Al Davis

The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future. — Al Davis

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

Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can. — Al Davis

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

I have never forgiven myself ... that I might have made a mistake. — Al Davis

Don't treat people how you want to be treated, treat them how they want to be treated. — Al Davis

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

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

Once a Raider, always a Raider. — Al Davis

No one could have brought in more personnel than we have to build a football team. — Al Davis

Approximately four years ago, we were told that Jerry Rice would be a free agent and there were people who felt that he no longer could contribute. — Al Davis

They say ... the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely. — Al Davis

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