Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

Rapport? You mean like, 'You run as fast as you can, and I'll throw it as far as I can'? read more

Rapport? You mean like, 'You run as fast as you can, and I'll throw it as far as I can'?
(when asked about his rapport with wide receiver Jerry Rice)

I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.

I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in read more

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.

Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl.

Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl.

Tom.
(New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966)

Tom.
(New coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets, when asked how he pronounced his name, 1966)

I've won at every level, except college and pro.

I've won at every level, except college and pro.

He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is.
(on read more

He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is.
(on the spartan training regimen of heavyweight Andrew Golota)