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title: "1 Success League Quotes By Pete Rozelle"
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> [I think the big thing I've had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I don't have quite as much control over things as people believe, so I frequently receive more credit than I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/i-think-the-big-thing-i-ve-had-going-for-me-in-that-regard-has-been/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

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## More by Pete Rozelle

> [Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/rather-than-saying-that-the-commissioner-is-hired-by-the-owners-and/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [I'm not saying that the press is wrong to report any internal differences we have, but at the same time, I think it's our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/i-m-not-saying-that-the-press-is-wrong-to-report-any-internal/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/the-most-difficult-owner-for-me-was-the-late-george-marshall-of/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/considering-what-americans-have-been-confronted-with-in-the-last-ten/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [I think the big thing I've had going for me in that regard has been the success of the league. I don't have quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/i-think-the-big-thing-i-ve-had-going-for-me-in-that-regard-has-been/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [Every franchise of both leagues will remain in its present location.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/every-franchise-of-both-leagues-will-remain-in-its-present-location/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/there-are-a-lot-more-tv-sets-in-use-on-monday-night-than-on-sunday/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/pro-football-was-taking-off-when-i-became-commissioner-and-when-a/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [At last, someone came to tell me I'd been selected as commissioner, which gave rise to the line that I took the job with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/at-last-someone-came-to-tell-me-i-d-been-selected-as-commissioner/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there's no doubt it's hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/squabbling-in-public-will-eventually-ruin-football-there-s-no-doubt/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [At least I'm going into the job with clean hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/at-least-i-m-going-into-the-job-with-clean-hands/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/i-m-not-claiming-that-football-is-the-nation-s-salvation-in-this-area/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/but-i-haven-t-met-a-player-or-a-coach-whose-goal-isn-t-to-win-the/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/i-don-t-know-if-1300-players-could-really-participate-in-the/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

> [In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-rozelle/in-fact-an-awful-lot-of-n-f-l-club-owners-have-practically-no/)

[Pete Rozelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-rozelle/)

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