Al Davis Quotes

Once a Raider, always a Raider.

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

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

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 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.

You don't adjust. You just dominate.

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

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

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.

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

We would rather be feared than respected.

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

One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.

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

The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.

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

History will dictate what my legacy is. And 'maverick' is fine, because I am.

Time never stops for the great ones.

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.

Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.

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

I love my country and I love my league.

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

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

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

Just shred baby, shred.

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.

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