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Pete Rozelle Quotes
At last, someone came to tell me Id been selected as commissioner, which gave rise to the line that I took the job with clean hands. I was then taken downstairs to a press conference, and the reporters were as surprised as I was. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
At least Im going into the job with clean hands. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
But I havent met a player or a coach whose goal isnt to win the Super Bowl. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, its clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
During most of Bells term of office, the league had 12 teams; there now are 26, which makes it much easier for a commissioner to operate. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
Every franchise of both leagues will remain in its present location. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
I dont know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and Ive never given it a great deal of thought. I think its a logical point they could make, but its only an academic one. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
I think the big thing Ive had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I dont have quite as much control over things as people believe, so I frequently receive more credit than I deserve, and occasionally more criticism as well. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
Im not claiming that football is the nations salvation in this area, but its one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football cant be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
Im not saying that the press is wrong to report any internal differences we have, but at the same time, I think its our job to keep them from becoming public issues, for anything that detracts from the purely athletic aspects of the sport is bad for us. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because theyre not full-time working owners. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they dont 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. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sports successful and youre its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
Professional football operations will be preserved in the 23 cities and 25 stadiums where such operations are presently being conducted. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
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 Quotes
Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; theres no doubt its hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
The charge of stacking has no validity and, as far as black quarterbacks are concerned, the N.F.L. has had more than many people realize. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
Which comes as no great surprise to me, for I strongly believe that sports are an emotional outlet, just as television and motion pictures are. - Pete Rozelle Quotes
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