Top 28 Quotes & Sayings by Al Davis

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American businessman Al Davis.
Last updated on December 5, 2024.
Al Davis

Allen Davis was an American football coach and executive. He was the principal owner and general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) for 39 years, from 1972 until his death in 2011. Prior to becoming the principal owner of the Raiders, he served as the team's head coach from 1963 to 1965 and part owner from 1966 to 1971, assuming both positions while the Raiders were part of the American Football League (AFL). He also served as the commissioner of the AFL in 1966.

Once a Raider, always a Raider.
History will dictate what my legacy is. And 'maverick' is fine, because I am.
You don't adjust. You just dominate. — © Al Davis
You don't adjust. You just dominate.
Why should I talk to you? I don't know where you're from.
Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.
Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.
Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.
They say...the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.
No one could have brought in more personnel than we have to build a football team.
I'm in pro football to win, to have the Raiders dominate, to have the Raiders global, and we're not going to be able to do that with a half-filled stadium.
The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard
The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.
We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here.
I can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death.
We would rather be feared than respected.
I have never forgiven myself…that I might have made a mistake.
The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.
I'd like my next head coach to be winning oriented. We would consider anyone that we think is right.
One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.
I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win. John is a standard bearer, someone that players, coaches, fans and the Raider Nation can all look up to. One of his great virtues, the fire that burned brightest in him, was his love and passion for football, which was seldom ever equaled.
If it weren't for a new rule that came into being, we'd have played three years in a row in the championship game.
They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want. — © Al Davis
They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.
It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.
Time never stops for the great ones.
A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.
Approximately four years ago, we were told that Jerry Rice would be a free agent and there were people who felt that he no longer could contribute.
I love my country and I love my league.
Just shred baby, shred.
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