Football Quotes by Donovan McNabb

Staying healthy is very key in this league.

— Donovan McNabb

I take this game very seriously.

— Donovan McNabb

Everybody works on mechanics, no matter what position you play.

— Donovan McNabb

I love everything about this game.

— Donovan McNabb

Every player has a chip on their shoulder about something.

— Donovan McNabb

I'm all about winning. I'm not about numbers.

— Donovan McNabb

There are a lot of great players who have not won a Super Bowl.

— Donovan McNabb

The team only goes as far as their quarterback takes them.

— Donovan McNabb

It's sad that we have to be measured by how many championships we win.

— Donovan McNabb

I need to go out and play football and have fun. If I do that, then everything will be fine.

— Donovan McNabb

People were saying John Elway should retire until he won the Super Bowl.

— Donovan McNabb

If I can't walk, then I can't go. That's just the way I play, no matter if you're banged up or what,…

— Donovan McNabb

You want to play a whole game, but in the preseason you've got to be smart.

— Donovan McNabb

I like to be try to be a mentor to some of the younger quarterbacks in the NFL.

— Donovan McNabb

It's sad that Walter Payton was not known as the greatest running back to play the game until they won the Super…

— Donovan McNabb

Dan Marino never won the big game. Does that mean his career is a failure? No, not at all.

— Donovan McNabb

There's no relief, really, for me. I have relief after the Super Bowl. I set a goal to win the Super Bowl…

— Donovan McNabb

As an NFL player, and as a veteran in this game, no one cares what you're doing during the offseason. They only…

— Donovan McNabb

That's the thing: To be successful in the NFL, you have to start by having a quality coach and a quarterback that…

— Donovan McNabb

I'm just like the rest of the guys. I'm a little different in a lot of ways, but I'm still a player…

— Donovan McNabb

As a quarterback your job is to drop back and give it to the open receiver, let them run. Obviously, there are…

— Donovan McNabb

This is something that I think has been going on for before I played football - just kind of guys sitting down…

— Donovan McNabb

There's not that many African-American quarterbacks, so we have to do a little bit extra. Because the percentage of us playing this…

— Donovan McNabb

That's the NFL: Not For Long. First year's a welcome year. Second it's, What are you going to do? Third year's like,…

— Donovan McNabb

When I get out on the field, you see me laughing so much because it's a dream come true. A lot of…

— Donovan McNabb

I think you get in a situation where once you start hearing the boos and hearing the radio stations talk and people…

— Donovan McNabb

At 75 percent, I personally feel I can be one of the best quarterbacks in the league.

— Donovan McNabb

The Jets tried this whole garbage with Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez and it got them nowhere,

— Donovan McNabb

Obviously you try to learn from the past and your mistakes and how you can become a better player as well as…

— Donovan McNabb

When you don't make the plays that you know you're capable of making, it's frustrating.

— Donovan McNabb

I think sometimes people look to players to act out, speak loudly, pretty much be an idiot. But that's not me.

— Donovan McNabb

Many quarterbacks have won throughout their career and had a lot of success... and have a lot of wins, but were not…

— Donovan McNabb

It would be great to not have any injuries and just go out and play football and have fun ... But in…

— Donovan McNabb

When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones…

— Donovan McNabb

I've talked to other players that have been to the Super Bowl and about what happened the next year. Everybody becomes stars.…

— Donovan McNabb

I've always been a big believer that winning a Super Bowl is an outstanding achievement, but that doesn't really reflect on what…

— Donovan McNabb

I never agreed too much about players talking about former teammates when they go somewhere else. I've never been a fan of…

— Donovan McNabb

But if you're coming off ACL surgery, you don't need to be having a press conference at OTAs. Every week? Really? It…

— Donovan McNabb

Michael Jordan was criticized. Barry Bonds was criticized. Some of the greats in every profession have been criticized. Not everything is peaches…

— Donovan McNabb

No matter what your accomplishments are, the records you've broken, etc., when a team is ready to move in a direction -…

— Donovan McNabb