When you play quarterback in San Francisco, not much goes under the radar. — Steve Young Copy Share Image
Over time, I learned that how a quarterback moves the chains and leads his team to touchdowns is about as important as… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
A running quarterback, to me, is safer. Because, once I got out [of the pocket], I didn?t run where there were a… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
There are a lot of places you can play quarterback and you won't know. You won't know if you're good or bad… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
Just after I retired, Michael Vick came in. And just as background, I really thought the position had changed. I thought the… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
While it's great for a quarterback to have athletic ability, his goal is to get the ball out of his hand, orchestrate… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
I think when you look at the quarterback position, and this mastery of the craft we talk about, it really is an… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
First of all, I wish everyone who loved football could stand in the quarterback's shoes just for a play, because I think… — Steve Young Copy Share Image
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,… — Steve Young Copy Share
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.… — Steve Young Copy Share
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,… — Steve Young Copy Share
All I cared about was the music, like hearing Townes [ Van Zandt] talking about "For the sake of the song"; it's all that… — Steve Young Copy Share
The demands of excellent NFL quarterbacking I always said took every piece of me, emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually. It was like it just took… — Steve Young Copy Share
If I could have my kids be great when the lights are on, whatever the moment is, to be accountable and then fix it,… — Steve Young Copy Share
I always likened retirement to falling off a cliff, and then you have to kind of brush yourself off. — Steve Young Copy Share
I had admired Waylon [ Jennings], but I never expected to meet him and get to know him. When I finally moved to Nashville… — Steve Young Copy Share
Music saved my life a few times because I could play the stuff rednecks loved. They thought I was great and they wondered why… — Steve Young Copy Share
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… — Steve Young Copy Share
![“A running quarterback, to me, is safer. Because, once I got out [of the pocket], I didn?t run where there were a lot of people. I ran where there was nobody.” quote by Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/steve-young-2710_football_a-running-quarterback-to-me-is-safer-bec_1331111.jpg)
