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title: "3 Competing Quotes By Steve Young"
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> [Brett Favre plays for championships. That's the only reason he puts up with all of this stuff. He's going to start to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/brett-favre-plays-for-championships-that-s-the-only-reason-he-puts-up/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

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> [The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/the-principle-is-competing-against-yourself-it-s-about-self/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

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> [The principle is competing against yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/the-principle-is-competing-against-yourself/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

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## Other authors on Competing

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pete-carroll-74611.jpg) Pete Carroll 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competing/pete-carroll/)

## More by Steve Young

> [People don't remember that Sid Gillman was my coach. He was an old crotchety guy, but he was the first one to basically say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/people-don-t-remember-that-sid-gillman-was-my-coach-he-was-an-old/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [My wife hates football, and my kids don't really care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/my-wife-hates-football-and-my-kids-don-t-really-care/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [I think I always wanted to be quarterback so I could call the play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-think-i-always-wanted-to-be-quarterback-so-i-could-call-the-play/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [ I may yet move \[from Nashville\], and where would I move if not Texas or New Mexico? I couldn't afford a home in California.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-may-yet-move-from-nashville-and-where-would-i-move-if-not-texas-or/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [Brett Favre plays for championships. That's the only reason he puts up with all of this stuff. He's going to start to figure out,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/brett-favre-plays-for-championships-that-s-the-only-reason-he-puts-up/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [ All I cared about was the music, like hearing Townes \[ Van Zandt\] talking about "For the sake of the song"; it's all that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/all-i-cared-about-was-the-music-like-hearing-townes-van-zandt-talking/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [The demands of excellent NFL quarterbacking I always said took every piece of me, emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually. It was like it just took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/the-demands-of-excellent-nfl-quarterbacking-i-always-said-took-every/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [My generation, people who played with me, they're suffering from football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/my-generation-people-who-played-with-me-they-re-suffering-from/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [When you play quarterback in San Francisco, not much goes under the radar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/when-you-play-quarterback-in-san-francisco-not-much-goes-under-the/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [If I could have my kids be great when the lights are on, whatever the moment is, to be accountable and then fix it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/if-i-could-have-my-kids-be-great-when-the-lights-are-on-whatever-the/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [I always likened retirement to falling off a cliff, and then you have to kind of brush yourself off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-always-likened-retirement-to-falling-off-a-cliff-and-then-you-have/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [ I had admired Waylon \[ Jennings\], but I never expected to meet him and get to know him. When I finally moved to Nashville… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-had-admired-waylon-jennings-but-i-never-expected-to-meet-him-and/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [Music saved my life a few times because I could play the stuff rednecks loved. They thought I was great and they wondered why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/music-saved-my-life-a-few-times-because-i-could-play-the-stuff/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [Scrambling, when no one's around, getting down, getting out of bounds, taking a glancing blow, those are all fine. You can do that all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/scrambling-when-no-one-s-around-getting-down-getting-out-of-bounds/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

> [I grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-grew-up-in-greenwich-connecticut/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

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