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One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.

Al Davis

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Al Davis
Age: 82 †
Born: 1929
Born: July 4
Died: 2011
Died: October 8
American Football Player
Businessperson
Football Player
North Bridgewater
Massachusetts
Allen Davis
Tarnish
Truths
Thousand
Lying
Power

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We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here.
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If it weren't for a new rule that came into being, we'd have played three years in a row in the championship game.
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I have never forgiven myself…that I might have made a mistake.
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History will dictate what my legacy is. And 'maverick' is fine, because I am.
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Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.
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It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.
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Just shred baby, shred.
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I can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death.
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You don't adjust. You just dominate.
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Why should I talk to you? I don't know where you're from.
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Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.
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I'd like my next head coach to be winning oriented. We would consider anyone that we think is right.
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I love my country and I love my league.
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The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard
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The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.
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Jerry Rice made the decision and we honestly tried to accommodate him the best way we can.
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I'm in pro football to win, to have the Raiders dominate, to have the Raiders global, and we're not going to be able to do that with a half-filled stadium.
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We would rather be feared than respected.
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A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.
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They say...the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.
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