John Madden Quotes

I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing.

I would rather have honesty and character than prestige and wealth. I can walk and ride the streets of this city, hold my head up, and look all men in the face.

Never descend to the ways of those above you.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

Everyone's always telling you to be humble. When was the last time someone told you to be great?

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

Sincerity may be humble but she cannot be servile.

I don't care what you say about me. Just spell the name right.

You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.

To be honored by success is to take your life seriously. To humble-talk about it is to take yourself seriously.

Calm self-confidence is as far from conceit as the desire to earn a decent living is remote from greed.

I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.

He will have true glory who despises it.

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

When you have a lot of success you don't need vanity any more.

When I severe my connections with the A.I.A. I do so with my own self respect, as a matter of pride and I am sure within your knowledge of my character.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

The only shame is to have none.

When Jim Irsay called me five years ago, he told me, 'I want you to be our coach and help us win the Super Bowl.' He told me, 'We are going win it the right way. We are going to win it with great guys; win it with class and dignity. We are going to win it in a way that will make Indianapolis proud.'

Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?

I like to think I am the best there is at what I do, and so I have conquered the world like Alexander. But I don't believe I am the reincarnation of Alexander the Great.

My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'

No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man.

Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself.

Staying humble has always been really important to me, and always being proud of what you're representing.