--- title: "11 Great Quotes By Steve Young" description: "11 Great quotes by Steve Young. Plus more from Steve Young and more Great sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f9/steve-young-2710_football_if-sports-has-anything-to-do-for-society_378299.png" --- > [If sports has anything to do for society, football plays a great role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/if-sports-has-anything-to-do-for-society-football-plays-a-great-role/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f9/steve-young-2710_football_if-sports-has-anything-to-do-for-society_378299.png) > [Some of the great John Wayne hero things that have ever happened in football happened because people play hurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/some-of-the-great-john-wayne-hero-things-that-have-ever-happened-in/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/steve-young-2710_football_some-of-the-great-john-wayne-hero-things_393927.png) > [To play 18 years as a pro and have a great college career, it's awesome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/to-play-18-years-as-a-pro-and-have-a-great-college-career-it-s-awesome/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dd/steve-young-2710_awesome_to-play-18-years-as-a-pro-and-have-a-gre_2518314.png) > [Donovan McNabb has great, fast feet and has learned to lock them in to run the Eagles' offense effectively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/donovan-mcnabb-has-great-fast-feet-and-has-learned-to-lock-them-in-to/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95e/steve-young-2710_fast_donovan-mcnabb-has-great-fast-feet-and-h_1133178.png) > [The great thing about football is that it's a game that involves so many people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/the-great-thing-about-football-is-that-it-s-a-game-that-involves-so/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed7/steve-young-2710_football_the-great-thing-about-football-is-that-i_302176.png) > [If I could have my kids be great when the lights are on, whatever the moment is, to be accountable and then…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/steve-young-2710_accountable_if-i-could-have-my-kids-be-great-when-th_216491.png) > [I've come to a real understanding of the enormity of what owner entrepreneurs do in founding great businesses. They are rare and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-ve-come-to-a-real-understanding-of-the-enormity-of-what-owner/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/604/steve-young-2710_art_i-ve-come-to-a-real-understanding-of-the_942525.png) > [I don't regret any of the places I went in football. Everything gave me an experience or memories that I'll have forever.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-don-t-regret-any-of-the-places-i-went-in-football-everything-gave/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/steve-young-2710_experience_i-don-t-regret-any-of-the-places-i-went_677679.png) > [I always look at the NBA as kind of a muddled mess in the regular season, and then you just get in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-always-look-at-the-nba-as-kind-of-a-muddled-mess-in-the-regular/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/889/steve-young-2710_always_i-always-look-at-the-nba-as-kind-of-a-mu_2145960.png) > [When fans showed up at Candlestick, there was a great sense of anticipation that they would watch not only winning football, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/when-fans-showed-up-at-candlestick-there-was-a-great-sense-of/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d7/steve-young-2710_fans_when-fans-showed-up-at-candlestick-there_308244.png) > [While it's great for a quarterback to have athletic ability, his goal is to get the ball out of his hand, orchestrate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/while-it-s-great-for-a-quarterback-to-have-athletic-ability-his-goal/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/steve-young-2710_ability_while-it-s-great-for-a-quarterback-to-ha_2333246.png) ## Other authors on Great ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great/steve-young/#itemlist", "name": "11 Great Quotes By Steve Young", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If sports has anything to do for society, football plays a great role.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Young" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/if-sports-has-anything-to-do-for-society-football-plays-a-great-role/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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