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" I might not be a great athlete, but I think I'm a real good football player. "
Steve Largent
Athlete
Good
Football
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" Frequently I get asked if I'd rather have spent my career in a big city like New York or Los Angeles, where the exposure would be greater than in Seattle. My answer is no, not at all. Exposure is not important to me. "
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" They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that. "
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" It's still fun to come to games, and it's still fun to be in the Seattle crowd. "
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" Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue. "
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" This is going to become a battle for access to your home and office plus mobility. It's about who can provide the biggest and least expensive and fastest pipe to your home and office and offer you a mobility feature. "
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" I needed somebody to love me, and the people that I chose were my coaches. I would sacrifice my body to be successful for my coaches because I wanted them to love me, to respect me, to have positive feelings about me. "
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Me
Positive
" It's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing. "
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" When you start thinking about taking pictures, sending an e-mail, receiving an e-mail, speaking into your phone and have it transcript voice into text and then sent as an e-mail, it's mind-boggling. "
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" I've always had this nightmare of going back to the Kingdome and seeing myself waddle in bald, overweight, with a big belly hanging over my belt, and I just imagine people going, 'That's Steve Largent?' "
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" I'm not bragging, but just going Sunday to Sunday, it will be a real rare game when I don't catch a pass. "
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" I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop themselves. Sometimes I've wondered what I could have done with their talent. On the other hand, the tag that I was too small and slow made me work hard. "
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Work
Work Hard
" Where is the harm in the wireless industry? "
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Wireless
Harm
Industry
" I don't think I was a year too late or a year too early in retiring. If the Seahawks had been in the playoffs a year later, I might have had some regrets. "
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Early
Too Late
Think
" Some receivers are like sports cars: they have a lot of speed and flair. Me, I'm like an old pickup truck. I just bounce around and try to get the job done. "
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" While I am a fervent believer in free markets and limited government, there are rare instances in which government involvement is necessary. "
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Involvement
Government
Free
" There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun. "
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Coach
Fun
Game
" The tag that I was too small and too slow just made me work that much harder. Besides, quickness is more important than flat-out speed. How often does a receiver run 40 yards straight down the field? Not very often. Lateral speed is what counts. How quickly can you get in and out of a cut? I can do that as well as anyone. "
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Run
You
Work
" If studies come out and show that playing football is detrimental to your health for the long term, even for the short term, I think that's up to the players then to make the decision about whether they're going to play or not play. "
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Health
Short
Decision
" People are very interested in having access to wireless data while they are on a plane. "
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Interested
Having
Access
" I always thought of myself is a private-sector person. I was a reluctant candidate. I put in my time. Now it's somebody else's turn to take charge. But I am still very interested in politics. "
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Thought
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" The more studies that come out that talk about concussions and so forth, it makes me wonder. I wonder, more importantly than the stroke, the impact that concussions have had on my life, particularly as I get older. "
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" When I look back over my career, having an opportunity to compete against really good players like Lester Hayes are some of the highlights. "
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Back
Career
" Any kid who grew up with an alcoholic parent will tell you how nauseating it feels never to know what it will be like when you come home. "
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" I always felt the gifts you need as governor were more suited for my personality. I'm a good team player, but I'm not a policy wonk. In Congress, you need 218 votes to make anything happen. When you're governor, you're the CEO of the state. You establish the vision and standards for the state. You're the leader. "
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" People are very protective of their cell phones, how it's used, where it's used and how much it costs. It has become a very personal issue for a whole lot of people in this country. "
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Country
" It brings a smile to my face every time I look in the record book and see my name with the likes of Hutson and Lance Alworth and Raymond Berry, some of the fabled receivers of the NFL. It's all like a dream to me. I can't believe it's true. "
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Book
" I can't tell you how important it is for people on the public stage to utilize that stage in a constructive, positive way. When you're in the public eye, you have a decision to make - whether you are going to be an influence or not. "
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You
Positive
People
" The things that have taken place over my career have been unbelievable. I have a lot of great moments to cherish. "
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Career
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Moments
" When you are playing, it is so hard to think about what life will be like after football. I understand. When you are playing, and you are young, you think you can play your whole life. You think it will never change. But it will change. You can't play forever. No one can. "
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