Steve Young Quotes

I thought if I could play 10 years in the league, it would be a great career more than I could ever hope for in my wildest dreams.

I told myself coming into the league that if I could play for six or seven years, that would have been a great career.

I think being able to make the playoffs alone is an outstanding accomplishment alone and something not a lot of people get to experience in their careers.

I've been blessed. I've had a fortunate, successful career in the NFL. It's been longer than I initially expected when I came into the NFL.

Seventeen years is a long time to be playing this game. It's two careers for a lot of people.

I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment.

As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.

There's no way I would have thought I would have had the career that I did and the longevity. Absolutely no idea.

I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.

The two places that I had most imprinted in my mind and in my memory were UCLA and Indiana. To play at one and coach at the other is unbelievable.

World Cups can be career-defining.

I want to be remembered one day as a great player, good athlete and a good professional.

I've been in the business for so long that I don't sit home and look at my awards.

I never wanted football to be my highest peak.

I played at the highest level for 17 years and won so many titles.

I ran track and played football... I was an all-American.

I had a hell of a career - didn't miss no games.

I will try to make my career as long as possible. For me, it's not about money, so I just love playing the game.

I started playing when I was 10 for Milan, and I quit when I was 41, so it's a long, long career.

Players judge their careers based on medals and trophies, don't they, and they look back on what they have achieved.

I don't have any aspirations to play until I'm 50 years old.

I want to have records on the field and do things on the field. That's what this is about.

My dream is eventually becoming the greatest talent to come out of the United States and New York, being a starter, and playing for my country.

I could never have dreamt of the kind of career I had, but I was always happy with the ball in my hands or at my feet.

Hopefully I can play until I'm 40.