Deacon Jones

If you feel like you want to die, it's time to sit down and make a list of all the things you…

— Deacon Jones

I believe that if you die trying to be your best, the world is still a better place.

— Deacon Jones

The problem a guy who lies all the time faces is he never can tell when anybody else is telling the truth.

— Deacon Jones

Be patient with the negative people of the world. Take a moment to think how they are helping you clarify your own…

— Deacon Jones

I did come up with the term "sack" to describe the devastation I was bringing on the poor, cringing quarterbacks in the…

— Deacon Jones

There are all kinds of smiles. On the football field I mostly used the one where the hawk spots the dove.

— Deacon Jones

And so now you think society is to blame for the mess you made of yourself?

— Deacon Jones

I reserve the right to change my mind. But once I decide on something, I'm going to need a good reason to…

— Deacon Jones

When I was a teenager, I was so dumb my mamma knocked me off the porch with a broom. You wish you…

— Deacon Jones

The only rules not meant to be broken are those of love and virtue.

— Deacon Jones

I never was very big on praying for victory. For God to give a big win to the Denver Broncos, wouldn't He…

— Deacon Jones

Somebody told me when Abe Lincoln was a young man, studying by firelight, he said, "I will work hard. I will prepare…

— Deacon Jones

I developed a term that is used in the game right now called sacking a quarterback. Sacking a quarterback is just like…

— Deacon Jones

It took me a long time to figure out that real big-time success comes from taking lots of small, ordinary steps in…

— Deacon Jones

Know the difference between famous and great.

— Deacon Jones

You hear all this stuff about inner peace. Hey, there's nothing wrong with it, but I say, hit that line hard. Crack…

— Deacon Jones

I was the originator of smack. Some guys rattle with smack; with other guys it rolls right off their shoulders like nothing.

— Deacon Jones

The only thing Native Americans ever did better than the rest of us is spirituality. Of course, that's everything, isn't it?

— Deacon Jones

First, you've got to get the job. "Yeah, I can do it," I would say. When I was a kid, I could…

— Deacon Jones

When it comes to your life's work, you can't take yourself too seriously. Even Jesus had an occasional joke with the boys,…

— Deacon Jones

A nation that spends billions to fix international problems will not have much left over for the victims of tornadoes in Oklahoma.

— Deacon Jones

You take all the offensive linemen and put them in a burlap bag, and then you take a baseball bat and beat…

— Deacon Jones

When I flew from Orlando to Los Angeles in 1960, I sat next to a guy from Disney who was paying 75¢…

— Deacon Jones

You'll find your life greatly simplified if you only worry about stuff you can fix.

— Deacon Jones

How are you going to do great things if you are not committed to your work.

— Deacon Jones