Warren Sapp Quotes (23 Quotes)

They don't win 20 in a row (at home) for no reason. They play the game fundamentally sound, don't make too many mistakes, and we made too many. It's as simple as that.

The thing with lining up in our base (4-3) defense is they know what you're in, but I'm better than you. No knock against (the 3-4). Some guys play it real well. That's just not my strength. It's as simple as that.

It was the hardest year of my life. It was humbling. I was a fish out of water.

We're going to miss both of them a hell of a lot. But the show goes on.

It was the first time in about four years of sleeping by myself. It was always either my wife or Brooks. Now I'm there by myself. It throws me off.

When you win a championship, it solidifies everything. People never talk about the Purple People Eaters of Minnesota, or the Fearsome Foursome of the Los Angeles Rams in the same light as the Steel Curtain of Pittsburgh or the Doomsday Defense of the Cowboys. Right now we're in the same class. We won a championship, and we play lights-out defense.

Chicks dig the long ball. The wide receivers have always been prima donnas and pretty boys. They are big-time players. The thing with Owens is he makes so much noise, it's like an empty wagon going down the road. Just go play.

Now it's a pleasure to come to work every day because I get to work on my stuff. I get to sharpen my knife. And when it's sharp, you're going to get cut. Definitely get cut.

We just wanted to come out and establish ourselves with some three-and-outs and get some pressure on the quarterback. We're trying to get to be a dominating defense.

If you break them off into individual pieces, they are not that impressive, ... But they play well together. That's the thing that bodes well for us, is we're playing well together as a defense.

It ain't great defense, by any stretch of the imagination, ... But it's a hell of a lot better than mixing and matching and allowing an offense to dictate to you.

He has all the skills but I've been trying to get him to get better at the little things. He's like a big sponge. You have to slap him around and throw him back in the water every now and then but he'll be right back to soak up some more.

It's better in the four-man, I've always felt that way. Some people specialize in the 3-4 but we're better in the 4-3 and I'm glad we're where we're at.

It's not so much what's expected of you, because you always shoot for the moon, and if you miss, you're among the stars. I expect nothing but the best from all of us. But you have to have a little luck, stay a little healthy. But if we get the opportunities, we should be able to cut some heads.

I've always been a team player. Whatever they ask me to do I was going to do. It wasn't what I was used to and it wasn't playing to my strengths, but it was what the defense called for.

You're always looking for the best deal and the best situation for your client. Jerry Jones is that kind of maverick owner, and you've got a maverick receiver, so why not let them ride off into the sunset together It's Texas. Don't mess with Texas. It's America's Team, and he's dominated the news in America for quite a while. T.O. is a perfect fit.

I didn't say what I said to be controversial just because most people are picking the Patriots to win. I consider myself a pretty good judge of talent when it comes to defensive linemen and the Panthers' biggest strength is their defensive line. You win the battle of the trenches and that goes a long way to winning the game.

We went in at halftime and it was 20-3. We dug the hole, and at that point, we're pretty good at putting you in and putting the dirt on top of you.

At any time he was a threat to go to the house whether it was a 6-yard slant or a 3-yard out. He was just that good. Just that good.

But you go to Green Bay and play the Packers and see what those fans do to you. If you ever saw them mooning you, you'd understand what Randy did. I thought it was funny. Everybody got all upset. But there are TV shows that are way worse than what he did.

I've always said I'll take the ugly win to the Picasso loss any day of the week. It's within our grasap. If we were being out-physicaled or just weren't good enough, that would be the discouraging part. But that's not the case with this ballclub. We're just having lapses at crucial times.

As far as me, as a teammate of mine I love him.

Once you've sat at the king's table, you know what it's like. That's a feast that everybody is going to be trying, ... It's a matter of us just repeating our success. It sounds crazy. But we do it one day at a time.