There's this myth that there's no loyalty in football. Well, there's tremendous loyalty and emotion and respect that go into the coaches and players you've gone into battle with. But as an owner, you have to make the decisions that… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
Football is so popular, people know they can sell their story in a newspaper form or a rating on TV, so they use football because what they are more about is the business of, you know, selling newspapers or seeing… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
I really think the disease aspect gets lost when you're talking about alcoholism and addiction; it's not like you're battling leukemia or a heart… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
My philosophy on quarterbacks is, first and foremost, you've got to keep them healthy and on the field. — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
Never once was it said I was disappointed Peyton didn't win us more than one championship. — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
You'd like to transition with continuity, have people in your own organization rise up and continue forward, whether in coaching or personnel or players. — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
These diseases, both alcoholism and addiction, much like bipolar or depression and different illnesses, are still not seen as real diseases. People shy away… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
If you can improve your franchise, even if you're doing well, you're going to make that move. You just are - at least I… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
You don't tell a player you can't monitor your investments for a month. There's no way you're going to have a billion-dollar investment and… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
We wanted Peyton to have a chance to win another Super Bowl. We have a chance to honor him like we did other players… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
I was 11 years old when the Beatles broke up. I was a Lennon fanatic - I mean, I loved Paul too, but Lennon… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
There's this myth that there's no loyalty in football. Well, there's tremendous loyalty and emotion and respect that go into the coaches and players… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
It's all been a blessing, just being able to focus on my health and redouble the efforts on recovery. It's been a long path.… — Jim Irsay Copy Share Image
In a perfect world, you make a seamless transition from one great era to the next, but that rarely happens. I've studied these things: how do you go from the Aikman-Irvin-Smith Cowboys to the next era? I'm all for continuity. I wish we could have done it that way with Bill Polian, Jim Caldwell, Peyton. — Jim Irsay Copy Share
