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Troy Aikman

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 21, 1966

It's one thing if you're a part of teams that won five championships. But it's an extremely different argument if you're a big reason for those championships.

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It's who you get to share life with, not the actual experiences, that makes living so worthwhile.

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As a player, you can't express ideas and opinions as easily as when you're doing a ballgame.

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Playing a rookie at quarterback tells the other players that you're giving up the season.

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As a former player, I have a real appreciation for a guy like Aaron Rodgers and how much time he puts into his craft and how good he is doing it.

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I sometimes get frustrated with how important Dallas Cowboys' football is to people. It's extremely important to me, too, but football is what I do.

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I don't try to please anybody. I try to win.

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I don't think Dallas has ever really had a great home field advantage.

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I didn't know any hockey fans in Dallas.

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The year we went to our first Super Bowl in 1992, we were the youngest team in football. We played in the Super Bowl against a team that had a wealth of playoff experience and Super Bowl experience, and we dominated that football game.

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I didn't know anybody who went to Rangers games. Then, when they started winning and going to World Series, everybody's wearing Rangers hats.

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They portray me as a hick just because I enjoy some of the things people in Oklahoma like. I think people expect me to come out wearing my boots and spurs.

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I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected, and credible individuals, none of which applies to Skip Bayless.

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Because the hash marks are narrower in the pros, the ball's always closer to the middle of the field. So if you're a defensive back, you can wait a lot longer before committing to a certain part of the field.

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I just think Cam Newton is a guy who doesn't get overwhelmed by the moment. He seems to thrive in the spotlight.

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I have a real hard time classifying anything as my biggest moment, my favorite color or whatever.

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I have been playing this game since I was 7 years old, and to all of a sudden recognize that you're not going to do it anymore is hard.

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I think it's nice to win awards, but my goal is not to win the Heisman: it's to get to the Rose Bowl.

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I was 22 my rookie year.

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I always have been comfortable with my opinions and how I feel about the play on the field, and how it should be done and how teams should go about playing the game.

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