You can be an astronaut, knowing it can be super dangerous but understand intuitively what the risk issues are. Not having the same usable knowledge about the risk of football, or any line of work, doesn't work. — Steve Young Copy Share Image
I always felt like hanging around the pocket was trouble, but the truth is, the great players take the beatings in the pocket and expose themselves -- and that is the real risk. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
My generation, people who played with me, they're suffering from football. — Steve Young Copy Share Image
When you play quarterback in San Francisco, not much goes under the radar. — Steve Young Copy Share Image
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 Image
I always likened retirement to falling off a cliff, and then you have to kind of brush yourself off. — Steve Young Copy Share Image
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 Image
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![“All I cared about was the music, like hearing Townes [ Van Zandt] talking about "For the sake of the song"; it's all that mattered. In spite of me a couple of things happened, mainly the Eagles and Seven Bridges Road. That certainly helped me survive. Joan Baez, Rita Coolidge, and Ian Matthews did…” quote by Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/053/steve-young-2710_bridges_all-i-cared-about-was-the-music-like-hea_124821.jpg)
![“I had admired Waylon [ Jennings], but I never expected to meet him and get to know him. When I finally moved to Nashville years later, one night I went to a Harlan Howard Guitar Pull thing, and there was Waylon. He started talking about how much he loved my work and how great I was, and I couldn't…” quote by Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/81f/steve-young-2710_expected_i-had-admired-waylon-jennings-but-i-neve_220530.jpg)