Steve Young Quotes

There are no words to describe what it would mean making the Olympic team.

I've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all.

When I look at the way I was able to play in my 17th year, I feel like I earned the right to play in the NFL for another one.

If you're an athlete, you might work your entire life, and you win the Super Bowl once, if you're lucky. And I feel like in the arts and entertainment we win the Super Bowl all the time.

Being an Olympian is the ultimate test of one's sporting ability.

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 wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.

It's something special to break the world record at the Olympics.

There was a time where I was on top of the world, an Olympic hopeful.

I really put the medical school thing on hold and really chased after my football dream. And I guess I'm still chasing. I'm eight years in the NFL, and I feel very fortunate to be where I am.

From the perspective of everything I went through to have played in four NFL games, it was one of the best experiences of my life.

If you reach the Champions League semifinals three times in a row that speaks for itself. To win this competition isn't easy.

I've played for 15 years and played in five major tournaments. I know what it gives me in terms of the joy, in terms of the love for the game. But I'm done with it.

Going to that level, a lot of guys get to the NFL, and they don't make a long career out of it. The NFL is very hard. One percent of college athletes make it to the NFL.

There's no better way to start your career than by playing probably the best guy in the league.

I think as a professional sportsman you're aware that your time is limited.

A male athlete's peak, I believe, should be somewhere between 26 and 30.

I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.

I think that the NFL is better when Cam Newton is playing at his highest level.

I wanted to be in the situation where I could have a chance to go to the NFL and be a great quarterback and take care of my family.

It's an accomplishment to play in the NFL.

I'm living my dream. I'm in the NFL.

Sometimes guys peak early. They get drafted higher, and they make it to the NFL, and they don't have a lot of growth.

Over the course of my career, I'm trying to win Super Bowls... I am an NFL football player now, and I'm going to try the best that I can to be the best one.

It's one thing to play football in this league and make a living, but it's a totally different thing to come to a place with a rich tradition like the Bears.