Pete Rozelle Quotes

There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon.

Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have to have some peace from our problems

But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.

Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record.

At least I'm going into the job with clean hands.

Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players are getting a fair shake.

The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington.

In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners.