Creative Quotations from John Madden (1936-___

Creative Quotations from . . .

John Madden
(1936-____) born on Apr 10

US football coach, sportscaster. He coached the Oakland Raiders, 1969-79; has won 6 Emmys as analyst on CBS telecasts of NFL games.

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Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear.

A team should never practice on a field that is not lined. Your players have to become aware of the field's boundaries.

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.

If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they've had a bad day.

The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	<a href="http://www.quotedoctor.com/">In "The Book of Football Wisdom," ed. by Criswell Freeman, 1996</a>.
R:	<a href="http://www.quotedoctor.com/">In "The Book of Football Wisdom," ed. by Criswell Freeman, 1996</a>.
A:	<a href="http://www.quotedoctor.com/">In "The Book of Football Wisdom," ed. by Criswell Freeman, 1996</a>.
N:	In "The Almanac of Quotable Quotes from 1990," by Ronald D. Pasquariello, 1991.
K:	<a href="http://www.quotedoctor.com/">In "The Book of Football Wisdom," ed. by Criswell Freeman, 1996</a>.