Joe Namath Quotes


Joe Namath

You learn how to be a gracious winner and an outstanding loser.

We`re going to win Sunday. I guarantee it.

Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was `shut up.`

When we won the league championship, all the married guys on the club had to thank their wives for putting up with all the stress and strain all season. I had to thank all the single broads in New York.

To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn`t know where he is going.

You learn you can do your best even when it`s hard, even when you`re tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

First, I prepare. Then I have faith.

Till I was 13, I thought my name was "Shut Up."

When you win, nothing hurts.

When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.

I don`t know whether I prefer Astroturf to grass. I never smoked Astroturf.

If you aren`t going all the way, why go at all?

I think that at some point in your life you realize you don`t have to worry if you do everything you`re supposed to do right. Or if not right, if you do it the best you can... what can worry do for you? You are already doing the best you can.

What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.

Football Is an honest game. It`s true to life . It`s a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life.






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