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Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck. -- Don Shula
Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life. -- Warren Moon
Speaking of Quarterback nicknames, you hear they're calling Jay Cutler 50 cent? Because you only get two quarters out of him. -- Frank Caliendo
Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast; but that mental toughness that you talk about translates into competitiveness. -- Tom Brady
The heartbeat of a football team is the quarterback position and I think everyone who has any intelligence about the game understands you must have consistency at that position to be a championship team. -- Ron Jaworski
Quarterbacks are untouchable nowadays. If you hit a quarterback too hard, or if you fall on him with too much weight - which is a judgment thing from a professional standpoint - you're going to get flagged. -- Mario Williams
My height doesn't define my skill set. To be a great quarterback, you have to have great leadership, great attention to detail and a relentless competitive nature - and I try to bring that on a daily basis. -- Russell Wilson
What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence. -- Terry Bradshaw
I will remain in relentless pursuit of continuing my lifelong dream of being an NFL quarterback. -- Tim Tebow
Fortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don't get hit very often. -- Tom Brady
A good football coach needs a patient wife, a loyal dog and a great quarterback - but not necessarily in that order. -- Bud Grant
I was always a big fan of waiting a year of two to groom an NFL quarterback; let him learn and mature. -- Terrell Davis
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
A balanced offense will make Drew Tate a more effective and dangerous quarterback, ... If he can lean on a good, consistent running game, that'll be a real plus for us. -- Kirk Ferentz
The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He's handing it out here and there, but he can't just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him. -- Bill Parcells
Publishers are notoriously slothful about numbers, unless they're attached to dollar signs - unlike journalists, quarterbacks, and felony criminal defendants who tend to be keenly aware of numbers at all times. -- Hunter S. Thompson
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
A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of unprintable things, but no team gets very far without one. -- Miller Huggins
If you ask any great player or great quarterback, there's a certain inner confidence that you're as good as anybody. But you can't say who is the absolute best. To be considered is special in itself. -- Dan Marino
I said, 'If the quarterback is a runner, it'll work.' But if your quarterback's not a runner, in my judgment and in the judgment of most of the people, it wouldn't work without the quarterback running the ball. -- Frank Broyles
Peyton Manning is doing things that I think no other quarterback in the history of the league has done at the line of scrimmage... I just think they are a team right now that's got a real chance to run the table. -- Don Shula
We started playing the Baltimore Colts early, and I was still very impressed with Johnny Unitas, who just passed away recently. I thought he was one of the best quarterbacks at the time when I was very young, he was in his prime. -- Bob Lilly
Warren Moon and Doug Williams really didn't run that much. That's the negative stereotype when it comes to African-American quarterbacks, that most of us just run. Those guys threw it around. I like to think I can throw it around a little bit. -- Robert Griffin III
As a quarterback, there's no better way to finish your year, in winning a Super Bowl, than with a touchdown pass. The chances of that happening, by the looks of most of the Super Bowls, is a very rare chance. Fortunately for me, I had an opportunity. -- Joe Montana
I try to be a smart quarterback. I'm not the fastest or the best athlete, but if I can know what the defense is doing and stick to my job and what needs to be done I can make the plays needed to move the ball and score. -- Eli Manning
If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback. -- Lou Holtz
The Super Bowl is like a movie, and the quarterback is the leading man. -- Leigh Steinberg
I don't believe that you can be too short as a quarterback. It's not about height. -- Drew Brees
The quarterback is an extension of the coach and has a certain type of swagger mentality, on and off the field. -- Cam Newton
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
If I believe that I became the best quarterback that I could possibly be, the best football player that I could possibly be... That's how I'm going to measure my career as a success or not. -- Tim Tebow
My job is to play quarterback, and I'm going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe that to my teammates regardless of who is out there on the field with me. -- Tom Brady
Being a quarterback, the way I believe is there's always so much room to improve. Any little detail. I always cut up the film and try to watch what I can improve on, whatever little detail it is. -- Russell Wilson
I wouldn't say you worry about your health when you run. I would say a quarterback as an obligation to protect yourself as a runner, whether it's getting out of bounds, sliding or getting down, whatever it might be. -- Andrew Luck
Prudence is what makes someone a great commodities trader - the capacity to face reality squarely in the eye without allowing emotion or ego to get in the way. It's what is needed by every quarterback or battlefield general. -- John Ortberg
The five big mistakes in football are the fumble, the interception, the penalty, the badly called play, the blocked punt - and most of these originate with the quarterback. Find a mistake-proof quarterback and you have this game won. -- Woody Hayes
I was a quarterback in pee-wee football. I always wanted to be quarterback. They're the leaders, they make the calls. It didn't work out because I didn't have the arm. I also played wide receiver my senior year in high school. -- Junior Seau
He's been so successful, arguably the best quarterback ever to play the game. If you were trying to follow his footsteps, it would be incredibly difficult. I'd go crazy if I woke up every day and tried to compare myself to Peyton Manning. -- Andrew Luck
As soon as you make mistakes, or you have an off year, even if it's not your fault as a quarterback... I've always said the quarterback and the head coach always get too much blame when you lose and too much credit when you win. -- Eli Manning
My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for 'Reggie-isms,' kind of like 'Yogi-isms.' He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, 'You mean ambidextrous, coach?' -- Peyton Manning
I think to be a great quarterback, you have to have a great leadership, great attention to detail, and a relentless competitive nature. And that's what I try to bring to the table, and I have a long way to go. I'm still learning, and I'm still on a constant quest for knowledge. -- Russell Wilson
You don't have to go out there and fit the mold of what a quarterback is supposed to be. Make your own mold and do the best at each role. If you can run with the best and throw with the best, you can be the best quarterback in your own version of the position. -- Robert Griffin III
I don't want to wake up and be bored. That's probably my greatest fear is to have nothing to do. What better job is there than to play quarterback for an NFL team, and certainly one that I've been on for a long time and had success with? I don't plan on giving it up any time soon. -- Tom Brady
I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader. -- Cam Newton
Honestly, being a 5'11" quarterback, not too many people think that you can play in the National Football League. And so for me, you know, I knew that my height doesn't define my skill set, you know? I believed in my talent. I believed in what God gave me. I believed in the knowledge that I have of the game. -- Russell Wilson
I look at the NFL and see how the transition has gone at quarterback. I might be coming along at a good time. For me personally, this is about doing the same thing I've been doing at USF - just smile, have fun, enjoy the experience, keep a positive attitude and encourage my teammates. I like to feed off the people around me. -- B. J. Daniels
I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make. -- Emmitt Smith
Our quarterback is going to be Alex Smith. -- Mike Singletary
I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that, -- Eli Manning
Peyton was the best, my favorite quarterback growing up. -- Andrew Luck
I think he's the best quarterback in this game -- Andre Johnson
As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure. -- J. C. Watts
I started playing quarterback my junior year of high school. -- Jimmy Garoppolo
The test of a quarterback is where his team finishes. -- Paul Brown
The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard -- Al Davis
My whole life, my dream has been to be a quarterback. -- Tim Tebow
I don't like the rules about you can't hit the quarterback. -- Jim McMahon
As a quarterback, can you throw it where you are looking? -- Phil Simms
Every quarterback can be rattled. There's no guy who can't be. -- Jason Pierre-Paul
Of course, in pro ball, they never hit the quarterback in practice. -- Joe Namath
I said all along, you judge your quarterback in his third year. -- Mike Shanahan
I love getting after that quarterback! That's my deal: sacking the quarterback. -- Gaines Adams
Aaron Rodgers, starting quarterback - that just has a good ring to it. -- Aaron Rodgers
I'm always studying. I probably wrote the most papers of any college quarterback. -- Robert Griffin III
The most important thing to remember is: to protect your quarterback - ME! -- Burt Reynolds
The chemistry between a quarterback and a receiver is almost like a dance. -- Jerry Rice
When you play quarterback in San Francisco, not much goes under the radar. -- Steve Young
You're sacking them, you're bagging them. And that's what you're doing with a quarterback. -- Deacon Jones
I can be a receiver, a cornerback, a safety and quarterback-I can play everything. -- Clinton Portis
What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence. -- Terry Bradshaw
I like to win; I like to compete; I like to sack the quarterback. -- Jason Babin
You never really know about a quarterback until he plays in a real game. -- Mike Singletary
Any quarterback that understands what the offense is really about is going to succeed. -- Joe Montana
The way to stay popular as a quarterback in the NFL is never to play. -- Cliff Stoudt
My first option is not to run. I am not a runner. I'm a quarterback. -- Daunte Culpepper
Kirk Cousins has played much better at the quarterback position than Robert Griffin III has, -- Joe Theismann
In order for this team to win the game, the quarterback has to throw the ball. -- John Madden
If your team is going to win, you need to play better than the other quarterback. -- Peyton Manning
I was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler. -- Bob Seger
As long as we win games and I harass the quarterback, however I do it, we're good. -- Dwight Freeney
I'm a quarterback. I don't need to score the touchdown. I just need to spot the pass. -- Trevor Noah
Jay Cutler, he's a fine quarterback, but I think at times he gets a little nicked up. -- Gale Sayers
I see myself as a quarterback who had the run the option for the offense to be successful. -- Colin Kaepernick
I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts. -- Julian Castro
To me, the quarterback position is about getting your team out of bad things and into good ones. -- Chad Pennington
If the quarterback throws the ball in the endzone and the wide receiver catches it, it's a touchdown. -- John Madden
If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a quarterback who thinks playing quarterback is just about passing. -- Bill Parcells
For me, a quarterback's best friend, especially a young quarterback's best friend, is a coach who believes in him. -- Robert Griffin III
A wide receiver like me wouldn't have won. The quarterback - or even the running back - always wins. -- Patrick Wilson
The disconnect between [offensive coordinator] Todd Haley and [quarterback] Ben Roethlisberger is so blatant you can just see it. -- Marshall Faulk
Ron Powlus will win the Heisman two times and be the greatest quarterback in the history of Notre Dame. -- Beano Cook
If one official signals Falcons ball and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson signals Seahawks ball, is it a jump ball? -- Norman Chad
Something you're aware of being a quarterback coming here-you have expectations, and you want to live up to those. -- Colin Kaepernick
You can find the intangibles of being a quarterback in almost every profession in the world. There's nothing like it. -- Brady Quinn
Playing quarterback ... it's no joke ... The difference here with Johnny Manziel, there's a lot of style and very little substance. -- Boomer Esiason
A year and a half ago, there were people who questioned whether Vince Young could be a major college quarterback. -- Mack Brown
If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions. -- Tom Brady
I'm proud to be Archie's son. Being a quarterback, I had my mentor and hero living in the same house. -- Peyton Manning
The quarterback's spending so much time behind the center that he may jeopardize his right to lead a Boy Scout troop. -- Dennis Miller
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
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 how I judge a quarterback: Either you make plays or you don't. I don't even want to talk about mechanics. -- Fran Tarkenton
I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential. -- Eli Manning
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
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
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 a firm believer that all sports will eventually be global. Someday, we may have a quarterback from China named Yao Fling. -- Paul Tagliabue
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
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
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
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 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
As a quarterback, I've been the guy that people were yelling for; I've been the guy that's been booed in my own stadium. -- Scott Frost
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
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
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
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
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 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

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