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> [In all my years of being with Pittsburgh, I never encountered a player taking a contract dispute into the season and letting that dispute affect the way he played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/in-all-my-years-of-being-with-pittsburgh-i-never-encountered-a-player/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

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> [The scary thing is that players have a one-upsmanship about money; they sign a contract and they like it until someone signs a bigger one and now they don't like it. I don't like that. I don't begrudge anyone money,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/the-scary-thing-is-that-players-have-a-one-upsmanship-about-money/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

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## More by Joe Greene

> [As I and the rest of my Pittsburgh Steelers teammates prepared that week in late December 1974, we knew one thing: The road to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/as-i-and-the-rest-of-my-pittsburgh-steelers-teammates-prepared-that/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [Love yourself and realize that whatever you attempt to achieve in Life is a direct reflection of you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/love-yourself-and-realize-that-whatever-you-attempt-to-achieve-in/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [I was depressed. I was just depressed. I did not want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler because I knew of the record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/i-was-depressed-i-was-just-depressed-i-did-not-want-to-be-a/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [The Steelers have influenced everything I've done as an adult.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/the-steelers-have-influenced-everything-i-ve-done-as-an-adult/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [You can go to the bank and borrow money, but you can't go to the bank and borrow a Super Bowl ring. The ring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/you-can-go-to-the-bank-and-borrow-money-but-you-can-t-go-to-the-bank/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [When you win and you don't have anyone to share it with, why win? You have someone to share it with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/when-you-win-and-you-don-t-have-anyone-to-share-it-with-why-win-you/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [A black man - I say a black man, we got no corner on the market, but every day in some form or fashion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/a-black-man-i-say-a-black-man-we-got-no-corner-on-the-market-but/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [My first season with Pittsburgh was 1969. We were still in the old NFL. My second year, we moved to the AFC when the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/my-first-season-with-pittsburgh-was-1969-we-were-still-in-the-old-nfl/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [I came to the Steelers after four years of high school and four years of college, and now I look on my stay here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/i-came-to-the-steelers-after-four-years-of-high-school-and-four-years/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [Going after the QB is like playing king of the mountain. When you get the QB, you're on top of the mountain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/going-after-the-qb-is-like-playing-king-of-the-mountain-when-you-get/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [Winning the Super Bowl was obviously a great one, but the joy I felt of going to the Super Bowl, it was what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/winning-the-super-bowl-was-obviously-a-great-one-but-the-joy-i-felt/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [I believe in being positive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/i-believe-in-being-positive/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [I do play football no-holds-barred. Any edge I can get, I'll take. I'd grab a face mask only in a fit of anger. Uncontrolled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/i-do-play-football-no-holds-barred-any-edge-i-can-get-i-ll-take-i-d/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [In all my years of being with Pittsburgh, I never encountered a player taking a contract dispute into the season and letting that dispute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/in-all-my-years-of-being-with-pittsburgh-i-never-encountered-a-player/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

> [Donald Evans is a favorite person of mine. His worth ethic, his attitude and his dedication really set him apart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-greene/donald-evans-is-a-favorite-person-of-mine-his-worth-ethic-his/)

[Joe Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-greene/)

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