Pete Rozelle quotes
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“But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.”
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“Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record.”
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“People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life.”
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“In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners.”
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“There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon.”
-- Pete RozelleSource : Jerry Izenberg, Pete Rozelle (2014). “Rozelle: A Biography”, p.256, U of Nebraska Press
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“I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can't be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself.”
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“The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington.”
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“At least I'm going into the job with clean hands.”
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“I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought. I think it's a logical point they could make, but it's only an academic one”
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“Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems”
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“Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players are getting a fair shake.”
-- Pete Rozelle
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