Steve Largent Quotes

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Steve Largent

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 28, 1954

It brings a smile to my face every time I look in the record book and see my name with the likes of Hutson and Lance Alworth and Raymond Berry, some of the fabled receivers of the NFL. It's all like a dream to me. I can't believe it's true.

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When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.

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I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

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I might not be a great athlete, but I think I'm a real good football player.

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Some receivers are like sports cars: they have a lot of speed and flair. Me, I'm like an old pickup truck. I just bounce around and try to get the job done.

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They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that.

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Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue.

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I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop themselves. Sometimes I've wondered what I could have done with their talent. On the other hand, the tag that I was too small and slow made me work hard.

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There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun.

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I'm not bragging, but just going Sunday to Sunday, it will be a real rare game when I don't catch a pass.

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Where is the harm in the wireless industry?

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When you start thinking about taking pictures, sending an e-mail, receiving an e-mail, speaking into your phone and have it transcript voice into text and then sent as an e-mail, it's mind-boggling.

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We're not necessarily the ski boat, we're the skier. There are countries like Japan and Korea and others who are the ski boat at this point, but we're getting pulled right behind them.

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We're not in the business of shaping consumer demand. We respond to it.

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This is going to become a battle for access to your home and office plus mobility. It's about who can provide the biggest and least expensive and fastest pipe to your home and office and offer you a mobility feature.

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People are very protective of their cell phones, how it's used, where it's used and how much it costs. It has become a very personal issue for a whole lot of people in this country.

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Life is very good. I'm the president and Chief Executive Officer of the Wireless trade association, the CTIA.

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It's still fun to come to games, and it's still fun to be in the Seattle crowd.

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It's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing.

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It would have been a lot of fun as a receiver to play.

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