Randy Moss Quotations

I try to have fun with the fans, try to have fun.

I'm still overwhelmed and, at the same time, kind of star struck that I am part of this New England Patriots organization.

If you're asking me where my heart and where I'm happy is, I love playing with Tom Brady. I love being coached by Bill Belichick.

I don't know how many more times I'll be in New England again. But I leave coach Belichick and those guys with a salute: 'I love you guys. I miss you. I'm out.'

I'm from West Virginia. If you didn't know what was happening in NASCAR, you were on the outside. NASCAR is a big league sport, but it's still also country and redneck.

I am a little older and understand the nature of the business - the older you get the more your skills supposedly diminish, but I think I am getting wiser in how to use my physical skills. That's the frustrating part when you put so much heart and desire into things and feel like you are not wanted.

When I got drafted by Minnesota, and I think I said this a couple weeks ago, I think I felt obligated to bring a Super Bowl to Minnesota.

And it hurts as a player, that you put a lot of hard work in during the week, and at the end of the week, Sunday, when you get on the field, that's when they acknowledge about the hard work that you put in throughout the week. That's actually a disappointment.

It's not my fault that people don't know me. I'm going to speak my mind, no matter what the consequences are.

Well, I've learned a lot from Bill Belichick. I've said time and time again, before I got to New England, I thought I knew a lot about football. But I think he taught me a lot from A to Z. I still carry it to this day.

I had to get some things right in my personal life. And once I got my family on the same page, to understand who I am and what I do for a living, I asked my oldest daughter, 'What do you think about Daddy coming back?' And she said, 'I didn't think you were done. I want you to win the Super Bowl.'

I love the game so much. I've been penalized. I've been fined. I have some regrets in my career. But for those four hours on Sunday, you can be free and just let it all go. Retiring had nothing to do with football; it had to do with my family.

Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand to me?

I can't really have any friends. It's sad, really. It's lonely. But that's how I am.

The New England Patriots have always been a special organization and I've always watched from afar.

What I have done in my nine year career was just a glimpse of what I can do.

To all my critics, you get paid to be negative.

I think I played in Lambeau maybe 14, 15 times. I've played there a lot of times. It's in the teens, double digit. I've had success on that field, won and lost.

People always say that Randy Moss can't stick to the rules. Even my own rules.

I don't think Randy takes many plays off.

Just to see him come out here and work with us every day, have the patience with us every day, it's exciting.

I think we really got too far ahead of ourselves, ... We've just got to be reeled back in.

I thought I'd end my career in Minnesota, ... I built a house there. But life goes on. I'm not really down on myself or down on the Vikings for letting me go.

The Patriots are a good team. They have Tom Brady and Deion Branch. It went to who wanted it more. Obviously, they wanted it more than we did.

Um, I think his approach, being an offensive-minded coach, is something that I can accept, I like. I mean, he's the man, uh, and, you know, I'll leave that at that.

We just really didn't have it in us, ... I really don't know how we're going to react. Some teams go down in the hole, and some teams step up.

There's no telling what you are going to see,

The tough part of it is, Randy will never be a model citizen. But until this, he's been so good so far this year. It was a very immature thing to do. And he's got to understand that everybody's watching him. But it's wasn't a career-ender.

They had a nice scheme. I'd say I was doubled or tripled 95 percent of the time. But we just have to keep coming back every week and try harder.

They had a nice scheme going. It was to be physical with me at the line, not let me get into my route. I was still getting into my routes, having a good time. I love playing the game of football, but we just didn't do enough to win.

They really don't know me, and I really don't know them. But one thing for sure that I try to leave them with is I am serious about my J-O-B. Once I retire and leave this game, that's what I want everybody to understand.

That's the best receiver in the game right now,'' Owens said.

It's like he was here today, gone tomorrow.

Oh, it's got nothing to do with Denver or sea level, whatever that is.

I want him. He's a great player and he makes our offense great.

I try to sneak in and out. I've seen (former Marshall) coach (Bobby) Pruett over the years. I came to see (current Herd) coach (Mark) Snyder a couple of months ago. ... I try to be low-key and give back to the people I appreciate.

I mean, how can a guy go out there and really let everything, like I've always said, I like to play, within those white lines, I let myself go. I like to be free. That's why I have my time to just go and just erupt. And with all the rules and the guidelines we've got to follow, man, the league is, they're taking away the fun.

I'll beat you at 100, 200, 400, you name it,

If you're from Minnesota, you know why I'm here. Follow your story. They didn't sit down and explain it to me. I thought I'd finish my career there, but I guess it was just time for me to go. I guess they got tired of me, or whatever. I'm a Raider now.

I gave him a little lowdown on Oakland, the city, the team, the players. We just talked about a lot of things.

I'm a country boy who hasn't really been exposed to city living, and it throws me.

My concentration and focus level tends to go down sometimes when I'm in a bad mood.

I'm just enjoying the ride. I'm just contributing what I can.

I'm one of the most competitive guys in the NFL. Believe me, nobody wants it more than me.

Everybody knows I got a temper. It's not a temper temper-not an off-the-field temper. It's a competitive temper, wanting to do good. But as far as being a guy who disrupts a lot of things, who doesn't want to listen? Nah, man. That's false. That's false because I'm excelling.

I'm starting to realize I can't practice a certain way during the week and expect to play another way on Sunday.

In a way, I am what they say I am. I am a hard-ass. I'm hard to get along with. Most of the time I'm moody. All that's true. I got no problem with people saying that.

If it's early in the game and the team's not doing well, I get frustrated when I don't get the ball, because I think I can spark the team and get the crowd into it.

I don't care about my image. I'm already paid. I've already got my money, so why worry about my image?

The Moss of old is back!

The one thing I did learn at Florida State, I learned to talk trash, believe that

I have used, you know, marijuana ... since Ive been in the league,

Excluding nobody, I'm the best player in the National Football League.

I've always just loved to play football, even if it was street football, like razzle-dazzle.

I don't want records. I want a Super Bowl ring.

I'm a guy here to play football. I'm not here for photos or newspapers or TV shows or trophies or awards. I'm not into all that.

I have used, you know, marijuana ... since I've been in the league....But as far as abusing it and, you know, letting it take control over me, I don't do that, no....hopefully ... I won't get into any trouble by the NFL by saying that, you know. I have had fun throughout my years and, you know, predominantly in the offseason.

He hasn't shown me anything but how he carries himself as a professional man, husband, father and athlete. Tom Brady is a pro's pro. I love the man and everything he's accomplished.

I Play When I Want to Play.

You can't stop me in bump. And you definitely can't stop me playing off. You just try to contain me and stop me from getting a lot of catches.

Nobody controls me but my mama and God.

I always forgive, but I never forget.

I want to keep winning-the hell with the record

I like to keep my surroundings low-key. I don't need much around me. I'm easy don't need a lot of racket.

I smoke a blunt once every blue moon. But hey, the moon looks kinda blue tonight...

When you're rich, you don't write checks. Straight cash, homey.

You could see at any given time, our offense can move up and down the field, ... We've got a hellacious offensive line and a great quarterback. It's up to us to make it happen. We can give anyone the ball and move it up the field.

The first drive was good, ... One thing that we wanted to do was get out there and get ourselves ready for next week. With everything that we have gone through as far as training camp, preseason and today's game, we are headed in the right direction.