Al Davis Quotes

Time never stops for the great ones.

The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard

We would rather be feared than respected.

Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.

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.

A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.

They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.

The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.

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 can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death.

I have never forgiven myself…that I might have made a mistake.

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.

No one could have brought in more personnel than we have to build a football team.

One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.

Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.

Once a Raider, always a Raider.

It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.

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.

They say...the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.

The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.

Why should I talk to you? I don't know where you're from.

I'd like my next head coach to be winning oriented. We would consider anyone that we think is right.

Just shred baby, shred.

I love my country and I love my league.