Terry Bradshaw Quotations

I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.

I enjoy my public speaking. That's what I love doing. It's what I'm good at.

When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge.

You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.

When Brian told me he grew up in New Mexico, I told him I thought it is cool that people from other countries play football. He corrected me on my geography and agreed to sit down with me anyway.

You have to understand, now, I'm a momma's boy. I'm from the south. My way of being raised is totally different than the big city life. I truly was a country boy.

When you're clinically depressed the serotonin in your brain is out of balance and probably always will be out of balance. So I take medication to get that proper balance back. I'll probably have to be on it the rest of my life.

I’m always happy-go-lucky, and people look at me and find it shocking that I could be depressed.

You find out in life that people really like you funny. So what do you give 'em? Humor. And then if you show them the other side, they don't like you as much. I find, too, that I can hide behind the idiot's mask being funny, and you never see the sorrow or the pain.

I don't really care about being accepted now. I wish I had been like that earlier.

I just see too many people retire and say, 'I'm going to take off, travel, spend time with my family' and they are just miserable. They end up dying. People who work and stay active, and like what they are doing, live longer.

As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then again, boy... there's something about winning a Super Bowl.

I'm taking memory power boost tablets to help me every day and doing the puzzles to help me stay focused.

I know this golf tournament has my name on it but it's not about me. It's about the Louisiana Tech family. There is nothing greater than being a part of the Bulldog family.

You can't dodge them all. I got hammered plenty of times through the years. But you just get up and keep playing. I can tell you from experience, though. Sometimes it hurts like hell.

The best thing you can say about any coach is his players play hard for him.

For an athlete, there's no time off until it's over.

I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds. But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while.

Bottom line is, if you turn the ball over to a team that isn't as good, you then have brought them up to your level.

I could not bounce back from my divorce - emotionally - I just could not bounce back. With any bad situations I’d experienced before - a bad game or my two previous divorces - I got over them. This time I just could not get out of the hole. The anxiety attacks were frequent and extensive. I had weight loss, which I’d never had before. I couldn’t stop crying. And if I wasn’t crying, I was angry, bitter, hateful and mean-spirited. I couldn’t sleep - couldn’t concentrate. It just got crazy.

I'm against people reading statements. When you read statement, I automatically take it as though you can't talk, and it's not real.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

I didn't respond well to a firm hand and insults.

I'm on national TV in front of millions and I hate making mistakes.

If you play in the NFL and start for 10 years, it's not good. It is not good.

There's a company that wants to put hair on me! I don't know if it's plugs, I'm sure it is. I laughed and said, 'You gotta be kidding.'

When I was labeled stupid, that scarred me forever.

After three failed marriages, I know what it's like to be replaced. So that's kind of how Joey Harrington must feel today... A former No. 1 choice looks to me like he's going to be a bust in Detroit.

I decided to write a book primarily because people talked me into it.

I got a family I got to answer to. I got kids... my older parents and my preachers and everybody.

It's obvious that my brain isn't what it used to be.

People ask me all the time would I like to still be playing? No. I'm glad I played when I played.

The fear for a network is the viewer gets tired of you. Not that you lost any credibility, but they get tired of you.

The only thing I care about is my family.

When I played for the Steelers and I got my bell rung, I'd take smelling salts and go right back out there.

Why would anyone want to read what I have to say?

I'm just in an unfortunate business where if you ask me a question I have to answer it honestly and if I don't answer it truthfully then I'm not respected.

People respect you more if you just play and blow something out than if you take the easier road. That's how we think. You get more respect and people play harder for you. Just play till you blow it. Just play till it goes.

No flags. That's the way I looked at it.

If they wanted to throw out $150,000 ... . That wasn't funny, was it?

I don't remember anything about that one, ... But I do remember the day Joe Jones with the Cleveland Browns picked me up and slammed me down on my head. Man, that hurt. It was the scariest injury I ever had. My body was numb for 24 hours.

James Davison took me out to show me where Karl is living right now and where he's going to build. Karl wasn't at home. He was out there somewhere in the woods riding on some Caterpillar or some kind of tractor. But I figured we'd at least knock on the door to see if he was there. His wife answered the door. So we got to meet Kay before Karl.

I sat down with Joey this summer, and I came under the impression, talent aside, here's a young man confused, frustrated, insecure, needs to grow up, and someone who doesn't particularly like some of the people he played for. Didn't appreciate Jeff Garcia. He wanted the compliment that this is his job, and he hasn't been able to handle that. I think he needs to move on.

I ripped that. Is it the same spot?

I will tell you what I feel, right or wrong. I don't want to do it. I would rather make you laugh. But that's my job. I did it. Archie's mad. I understand.

We're dealing with all the money those Cup teams have. But we're begging, borrowing and stealing trying to make it.

When you drop down in grades, ... that's where you lose your money.

At Matthew's age, I looked just like him. It's a perfect fit.

Fish on! ... Hang on, Tim. I'm on the way.

There's nothing wrong with having Carolina and Seattle in there. As a football fan, the four best teams are playing this weekend.

It would be great for Jerome to finish his career with a win. The Steelers have been so close the last few seasons, but something always went wrong at the end.

Tell me about the last pair of shoes you bought.

This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life. They may as well turn the Busch Series over to the Cup teams and let them have junior races.

It's been tough, but it has been fun. This business has its ups and downs, just like any other one. You get out of it what you put into it.

It's been tough, but it has been fun, ... This business has its ups and downs, just like any other one. You get out of it what you put into it.

I'm going to take you to a karaoke bar tonight and get you up on stage. What song are you going to sing?

If I were a resident of New Orleans who lost everything I owned, had no home, and possibly lost a loved one, I don't think football is necessarily something that would help me escape. Honestly, I don't think football is something they 'can't wait to see' on Sunday, even if they have TV sets or are at a shelter somewhere across America.

If I were a resident of New Orleans and had lost everything that I have, had no home, and possibly had lost a loved one, I really don't think that football is going to help me escape the present position that my family is in, ... I don't really think for those who have been most affected that the NFL is something they're going to be glad to see. ... For those who didn't lose everything, maybe it's a little different.

I'm a true NASCAR fan, ... But I wasn't interested in just having my name on something. I wanted to be involved - to work at it. That's what Armando was looking for. We became good friends and we have been partners ever since.

If the Packers should lose two more games and go to 0-5, I think you sit him down and bring the young kid in and let Brett go into the Hall of Fame and retire.

I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds, ... But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while.

I can't believe how poised he's been. It's difficult to imagine that this is his second pro season. He made so many passes on the run today in Denver. He completed passes on the run. He had plenty of touch, and when he could, he stepped into his throws and fired some tight passes. Ben is going to be very good for a long time.

I don't like confrontation.

I was a kid who loved to play games. Any kind of game, any kind of ball. Give me a baseball, give me a basketball, give me something I can bounce and throw.

You can't have 'yes' people around you.

I had learned so much about marriage from Missy that I only had to get divorced two more times.

There really has been only one thing in my life that has made me feel complete, and that is the game of football. The ability to throw a football was my God-given talent. That was my blessing and my passion; that was my calling in live, and everything that I've accomplished has derived from that.

I kept hearing I'd be traded to San Francisco. Man I would love that. I even went so far as to go into the locker room singing 'I left my heart in San Francisco'. Nobody laughed or said a word. I figured maybe I'd get my wish

After three failed marriages, I know what it's like to be replaced.

I didn't know I was depressed until years later. Actually, I went to the Minirth-Meier Clinic for ADD. I got tested for ADD. So, that's nice. It's nice to know you got ADD. So, that puts you on medication. Did that for years. Then got tested for clinical depression. So, finally when they tell you this, you go, 'ahhh, this is great.' So, now this explains events in your life and how you handle them. But our society frowns on it and they don't want their heroes to have these issues, but unfortunately I do.

Everybody handles things differently.

James Davison took me out to show me where Karl is living right now and where hes going to build. Karl wasnt at home. He was out there somewhere in the woods riding on some Caterpillar or some kind of tractor. But I figured wed at least knock on the door to see if he was there. His wife answered the door. So we got to meet Kay before Karl.

I'm going to tell it straight, that yes, I'd love to be traded

After three failed marriages, I know what its like to be replaced. So thats kind of how Joey Harrington must feel today. ... A former No. 1 choice looks to me like hes going to be a bust in Detroit.

Imagine yourself sitting on top of a great thoroughbred horse. You sit up there and you just feel that power. That's what it was like playing quarterback on that team [the Pittsburgh Steelers]. It was a great ride.

Fans are fans. I hated and loved them, hated and loved them, hated and loved them.

Ride it when you retire.

I always wanted everyone to like me. I wanted the city of Pittsburgh to be proud of me. But my first few seasons, I could to count the number of people on my bandwagon on one finger.

Football used to be my god but no longer is. I still love it, I'm still aggressive, I still want to be very successful at it, I want to win a lot of football games. And my job is to be the best football player in the world, because it affords me a life; it pays, it's my job, and so it hasn't dulled my senses for the game or the love or the great excitement I get from the game. It's just that I'm very much at peace with myself because of my faith.

I really don't care that I'm ranked.

If I'm not the sexiest man alive, explain why so many women married me.

I got a family I got to answer to. I got kids my older parents and my preachers and everybody.

Depression is a physical illness.

I must have been a really tough kid to corral. I got disciplined quite frequently. I guess that would be the best way to say it. The rod, I wore out the rod. You know, Spare the rod and spoil the child? Well, I wore out the rod.

Pain is one of life's great lessons. You need to know how you'll react to the negatives in your life. Only then will you learn from the pain, and the next time it happens, you can speed up your healing process.

No one will ever win four [Super Bowls] in six years again. It won't happen. You can chisel that sucker in stone.

I want to help people, give hope to all. Humor is the foundation of our lives.

While Bradshaw applauded McNabb for playing hurt, he offered this dose of reality for the Eagles If he doesn't stay healthy, it's over, ... What are you going to do You roll the dice.

The life of a winner is the result of an unswerving commitment to a never-ending process of self-completion .

Bad attitudes will ruin your team.

Being gifted intellectually is only a small part of the equation of success. Concentrate on the factors you have control over: persistence, self-discipline, confidence. Far more failures are due to lack of will than lack of ability.