John Elway Quotes

They drafted me in the third round to come play receiver, return some kicks and that's my job. The Olympics are behind me and I'm just looking forward to helping the Bills.

I never gave up as a player, and I won't give up as someone who wants to go to the Hall of Fame, because it's the ultimate goal for a baseball player or a football player or a basketball player.

I was a very good baseball player and football player as a kid.

I actually ran in junior high school a little bit, you know, like most kids do in track and things. Then I got out of it and just trained for football and played ball for so many years - high school, college and the NFL.

I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.

I was a quarterback in college. I hoped to go to the NFL, and I didn't get drafted. I then became a free agent. I could sign with whoever I wanted to, and I ended up going to Pittsburgh.

I thought at first I was going to be an NFL quarterback. I played until I was a freshman in high school.

The night I got drafted to the A's, obviously it was a great day of my life, but I've been a football player my whole life.

The bottom line is I'm a football player, and I played three years of college football, and I produced all three years. I also got better every year, and I just felt like it was time to move on.

My first goal was to play in the NFL.

I was lucky enough to play in three Super Bowls and two Arena Bowls.

If I play well for Holland, I am sure that I will have my chance for Milan.

How can you not have fun going around the country playing baseball for a living? Being a baseball player is the next best thing to being a rock star.

I wanted to play football and see how that went. In my mind, I knew I wasn't good enough to be a pro, but I was having a really fun time doing it. When you're on a college team, you can tell who's going to be a pro or not almost instantly.

I grew up dreaming of being a Hurricane and I'm so proud of playing the number of games I have for them.

We are lucky to be playing football for a living. For me, this is what I have always wanted to do.

I had the chance to go to Manchester United and other teams in the Premier League.

Playing in the NFL was a dream come true.

I've given it all from my combine to my pro day to my meetings with teams.

It would be absolutely fantastic to play at Real Madrid together with my friend Royston Drenthe.

I enjoy watching the NFL, but you've got to have a real passion to make that transition and have a real crack at it.

Ever since I was growing up, I knew I was going to play in the NFL. I never thought anything else.

I was a wicket-keeper who opened the batting. Could I have made it? Hard to say. I probably wouldn't quite have been good enough. I might get back into it once I've finished with the football.

Spain and England have great leagues, and it would be nice to play there when the time comes.

I like football, baseball, basketball, golf, racing.