Roger Goodell Quotes

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Roger Goodell

Profession : Businessman

Birth : February 19, 1959

You know that I'm always a proponent of doing things differently.

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I talk to players all the time.

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When you're talking about a trade you're saying, 'Is it good for this team or that team, did they give up too much?' That kind of debate is great for the game.

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It's always unfortunate when something gets misreported and the facts are not clear.

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Uncertainty's not good for anybody.

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I have to make a lot of decisions that aren't in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players.

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I don't expect to try to get people to like everything I do. I want them to respect what I do.

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My goal was to prove to my family I wasn't a dummy.

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I learned in high school that I was going to have to outwork people. I remember running around the track, training for football, and a faster guy ran past me. I just figured, I can outlast him. If I work harder than him, I'll beat him. And to this day I overprepare.

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I don't get myself caught up in the rhetoric of any personal comments that are made.

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When you're thrust into litigation, you obviously have to make sure you're prepared to deal with that.

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HGH testing is happening in Olympics. The science is there. It is a valid test.

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I think when someone is injured in your family, you want to speak to the individual and you want to hear their voice and you want to make sure they are OK.

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The way you continue to be a successful business is you don't wait for the car to go off the cliff. You have to manage yourself. And make sure you do it in the right way so you are not making decisions in crisis.

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I think the state of the NFL has a very positive outlook.

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The NCAA has to establish their own rules and enforce their own rules.

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I don't want players coming in from the college level that are either trying to avoid a suspension, declare themselves ineligible on their own, hire an agent and decide, 'I'm going to enter into the NFL.'

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Too much of our society looks for people to fail.

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The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'

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It is a privilege for me to serve the NFL. It is the only place I have ever wanted to work.

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