Warren Moon Quotes (30 Quotes)

I think all of the guys who played the game before me who were African-American can share this with me. It is significant. Anytime there is a first, it is significant.

I'm a big fan of spectacles, and I live to go to large sporting events. This ranks right up there with the biggest sporting event of all time, so it's a pleasure to be here.

I wish this had come along a little earlier in my career.

Some guys are more fortunate to be in the right place at the right time, part of that right chemistry on that right team. And other guys aren't. You look at Ernie Banks in baseball - he never even played in a playoff game his whole career.

To be voted into the Hall of Fame would be the crown jewel of my career. When I look back at what I overcame and what I was able to accomplish, it would be extra special.

You look at me -- I played 17 years and didn't get one. That had a lot to do with how long I played. I was still chasing that elusive, one last goal that I had left to accomplish in my career. Unfortunately, it never happened. But I'll tell you what I did try.

I'm as happy for the guys as if I had played in the football game. I'm so relieved. This franchise has been trying for so long and to finally get there is great.

Ben is so young, and he has so much to learn. Matt has arrived. But for the future, I would rather have Ben because of where he is going to go. His future is unlimited.

It would be the story of the NFL so far this year,

He's always been able to do just enough to give you hope that we're close,

I don't want to make this a racial thing, but it is significant because it is the first. All the guys who played the game before me as African-Americans have to share in this a little bit. This is the crowning jewel to my career.

He's one of those guys who has a tendency to sulk a little bit,

I don't think he'll be a high draft pick, but as a specialty player, somebody will pick him up. He's kind of small, but he's got great speed, so I think somebody will give him a chance to return punts and maybe be a game-changer for them.

I think all the guys that have played in the game before me as African- Americans have to share in this a little bit. We've made tremendous strides over the years and I really don't want to make this a racial thing because it shouldn't be. But it is significant because it is the first and I think whenever there is a first it is significant. When Doug Williams was the first African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl, I think that helped a lot of things as far as young black quarterbacks getting more opportunities. I think this will be significant also. It shows we have arrived at the pinnacle of our sport.

He's passionate about it, but he's not so passionate that he has to be on the sideline at the end of every ballgame like (Dallas Cowboys owner) Jerry Jones or some of the others. He's going to try to hire the best people that he can get to run his football team because that's not his expertise and he'll admit that. And he'll give them all the things they need to work with.

They dominated, they intimidated, they played with attitude. It was wonderful to see.

This is a big year for him, ... He's in a group of exceptions to the rule. This is his team. Everything is in place. Yeah, I'd say it's a big year.

I think he'll be able to handle it very well he's a very intelligent guy, very well-spoken, very humble. Look what it did for (New England's) Tom Brady look what it does for any quarterback who wins this game.

He always had it so easy. He was so much better than anybody else in high school. Now the competition was catching up with him and he was having trouble staying on top of the learning curve.

He made a big jump this summer. That's when you create leadership opportunities. Isaiah is one of those special guys.

I went a different route but I ended up playing a lot longer than I thought I would or that I could.

I know I had a guy who argued my case extremely well. But I also had to relegate myself to having to wait. I had to wait to get to a major college, and I had to wait to get to the NFL.

After the season, when I talked with him, I told him he had to spend the time with Tim offensive coordinator Lappano. He had to learn what Tim and Tyrone were looking for.

Last year, he was somewhat frustrated with not playing,

Doug Williams did a little bit of that when he won the Super Bowl, but this would take it to another level.

I'm not knocking those guys, but they did get their teams here. There's a lot of players and a lot of teams that just don't seem to get this far because it takes a special chemistry to get here.

I think that's what the whole 12th-man thing has done. It's made them really feel like they are part of every victory.

To be inducted in my first year of eligibility is mind-boggling. Not too many guys have had that happen.

Now that he's got this Collective Bargaining Agreement done for another six years, I guess he feels like his job is complete. He probably wasn't going to still be on the job when the next contract came up, so this is probably a good time for him to walk away with the league in very good shape financially because of the new TV contracts. He's done an unbelievable job as commissioner.

I don't want to make this a racial thing, because it shouldn't be. But it is significant because it was the first time.