Even though my mother had told me growing up that, 'If you win, nobody cares what color you are,' that wasn't necessarily true in the N.F.L. Warren Moon More Quotes by Warren Moon More Quotes From Warren Moon Sportsmanship is making sure you have respect for the guy you're playing across from. Warren Moon sportsmanship guy I was always geared towards either wanting to finish number one or be number one as far as the best player that I could be, or be the best player at my position in the league. I wanted that to be a constant reminder to my teammates that they looked to their leader who is wearing that number, this is what you should strive for as well. Warren Moon player league numbers My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football. Warren Moon legacy opportunity football Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler and I used to argue for hours about who the best athletes are. I thought football players were better overall. Warren Moon athlete player football It was about being wanted, it was about winning, and it was about my passion for the game. I just loved it. I absolutely loved to compete and to step out onto that football field with my teammates. Warren Moon passion winning football Throughout my career, I was never able to relax; I always had to go on the field with another responsibility. I felt like I was playing, not just for my team, but for my race. Warren Moon team race responsibility In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen. Warren Moon team football sports That was probably one of the things that if I look back at my career and say what is something I would try and do a little bit differently, I’d try and be a little bit more loose playing the game. Have a little more fun doing it. Warren Moon careers games fun I'm proud of the fact that besides being known as a successful former football player, I've also worked hard to establish myself as a successful businessman, network broadcaster, sports & entertainment executive and philanthropist. Warren Moon successful football sports Basketball players want contact to get a foul called. Slaps on the wrist and bumps on the shoulder are big time to them, and they don't like that. In football, you get that all the time. The whole mental makeup is different. Warren Moon makeup basketball football To me, being in your prime means playing your best and feeling your best, too. Warren Moon prime feelings mean Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life. Warren Moon quarterback whole-life position I'm about a 160, 170 bowler so I feel like I'm pretty good - I'm average, but I don't stink, you know? Warren Moon bowlers stink average Kids tend to look up to sports figures and entertainers, probably more than they should, but I've tried to use that in a positive way. Warren Moon sports kids looks I love basketball players for what they do for their size - so graceful. Warren Moon size basketball player I've always tried to lend my support to worth while causes, and I feel you should use your celebrity to help with worldwide causes and help them gain exposure. Warren Moon worth feel you support My biggest hero was Roman Gabriel, who was the QB of the Rams, and Roger Staubach. Those were the two guys I tired to emulate when I was little. Warren Moon who tired hero two There are so many bad influences out there. I don't care if a kid is rich or poor, if he lives in a million-dollar house or the ghetto, he is going to find some sick things on the street. And if we don't clean it up soon, we're all going to pay the price. Warren Moon street rich care sick I never thought I would be the oldest quarterback in the National Football League at one point, not in a million years. I never thought I would play as long as I did, either, seventeen years from start to finish, with stops in Houston, Minnesota, Seattle, and Kansas City. Warren Moon city thought football long The CFL made me a more versatile QB because of all the things you had to do once you got on the field. And if I wasn't as versatile as I was, I wouldn't have been as successful in all the different offenses that I was in, in the NFL. Warren Moon things me you different
