Quotes from Joe Namath

I don't think that I've ever been a backup.

After my first knee operation, in January of '65 before I went to the Jets, Dr. James Nicholas told me everything went well and that I could probably play four years in the NFL. The surgery was trailblazing to a certain extent.

I don't like to date so much as I just like to kind of, you know, run into somethin', man.

I was a very naive young man, and I may still be ignorant about a lot of things.

I've got news for you. We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it.

What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.

I don't know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked Astroturf.

None of the body was designed to play football. Excuse me, you know, football, we're just not designed for.

After I hurt the knee, football wasn't nearly as much fun. I was limited. But you make do with what you have. I adjusted some. I was lucky to play as long as I did, with the different kinds of injuries I got. I played with two severed hamstring muscles in my leg late in my career. I could barely run, other than to drop back to pass.

I have to convince myself I know what I'm doing.

Whether it's 18 years old or 40 years old, we think we know what's going on. But if you're lucky enough to continue the journey, its amazing how we keep learning how much we didn't know.

My family's the most important thing in my life.

I was a workhorse; there was never a practice that I didn't enjoy.

First, I prepare. Then I have faith.

Pressure just makes you go a little more. I kind of like pressure.

I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.

I think there's always going to be a problem dealing with firearms, with knives. It's the animal we are that cause the problems.

If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?

Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

It feels good to show some courage.

As a football coach, everything in your life comes after your football schedule. I just could not make that commitment.

How you recover from what life's throwing at you is what matters.

Football is a team game. So is life.