Quotes from Steve Young

My biggest problem when I was younger was trying to balance my ability with what the team needed me to do to officially run the offense.

I think Tom Coughlin is an amazing motivator. When you look at his personality, you say, 'Oh, I don't know about that.' But there's some ability he has to laser-focus a football team when it's most important. He seems to be a real valuable asset, kind of Knute Rocke almost.

I'd rather work with guys that have time to live with you, and let it gel.

I'm telling you, studying for week to week in the NFL, and memorization, and reflexive recall... you have to drive it into your brain so far.

When fans showed up at Candlestick, there was a great sense of anticipation that they would watch not only winning football, but also artistry. Our offense was that sublime.

I didn't have the self-promotion instinct, and I just didn't care about it. I sort of had a "beat" attitude.

It's hard to explain anxiety to those who don't experience it.

Most veterans detested training camp, but not me. I loved having a dorm room and a little fridge with snacks, and I looked forward to goofing around in the meetings.

My dad, like any coach, has always stressed the fundamentals. He taught me responsibility, accountability, and the importance of hard work.

You can be an astronaut, knowing it can be super dangerous but understand intuitively what the risk issues are. Not having the same usable knowledge about the risk of football, or any line of work, doesn't work.

There's a negative effect when you run around without exhausting everything that happens with the play call.

I went to law school.