Quotes by Jack Youngblood

• Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.
• I think we all want to be remembered for what we did.
• It's unbelievable how many things I've learned from Merlin Olsen.
• I think my numbers speak for themselves.
• I don't talk much to offensive linemen in general.
• He took me under his wing when I first came to the Rams and taught me everything - his technique in the pass rush, how to play off blockers, and how to make the big play.
• He owned a service station, and I used to go there and piddle around - pump some gas, get in the way.
• Football has been my life for as long as I can remember.
• By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me.
• But this was my chance to go to the Super Bowl. Nothing was going to stop me.
• Boy, I'll tell you, when the Rams drafted me No. 1, it surprised me. I was walking on air for days.
• The emotions of the game do not change.
• Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you'll come out on top.
• Good luck is a residue of preparation.
• The disappointment of losing is huge.
• The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
• There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
• Those opportunities to play in championship games are few and far between.
• You learn to kid around and joke and not take things too seriously because somehow its all gonna work out for the best - or you're gonna make it work out.
• I visualize things in my mind before I have to do them. It's like having a mental workshop.
• Sure enough, it wasn't long until I got a call, telling me I had a scholarship there. It was the only scholarship offer I had and, believe me, I jumped at it.
• One day, though, I was asked if I'd like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator.
• Life is like a roll of toilet paper; the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. So, unwind proudly!