John Madden

"Coaches have to watch for what they don’t want to see and listen for what they don’t want to hear."

- John Madden

"I get a certain feeling when I go to Lambeau field in Green Bay. Soldier field in Chicago is special to me. Those are the places that I really like. The stadiums."

- John Madden

"Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble."

- John Madden

"We will win this struggle — not for glory, nor wealth, nor power, but for justice, for freedom, and for peace… so help us God."

- 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

"The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer."

- John Madden

"You got one guy going boom, one guy going whack, and one guy not getting in the endzone."

- 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

""The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.""

- John Madden

"The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back."

- John Madden