Quotes By John Madden

That's the biggest gap in sports, the difference between the winner and the loser of the Super Bowl.

Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.

When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to.

Don't worry about the horse being blind, just load the wagon.

I'm sure that had I not been a coach, I would have been some form of a teacher.

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

I think comparisons are odious.

The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.

If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they've had a bad day.

If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.

I get a certain feeling when I go to Lambeau field in Green Bay. Soldier field in Chicago is special to me. Those are the places that I really like. The stadiums.

I'd like to work with kids in special education - younger kids.

Every time I go to the theater, there's something about the atmosphere, seeing something unfold live in front of an audience, that you can't get out of your system.

If you think about it, I've never held a job in my life. I went from being an NFL player to a coach to a broadcaster. I haven't worked a day in my life.

The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.