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One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.

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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
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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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Approximately four years ago, we were told that Jerry Rice would be a free agent and there were people who felt that he no longer could contribute.
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They say...the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.
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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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A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game.
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I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win. John is a standard bearer, someone that players, coaches, fans and the Raider Nation can all look up to. One of his great virtues, the fire that burned brightest in him, was his love and passion for football, which was seldom ever equaled.
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The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard
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Why should I talk to you? I don't know where you're from.
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It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.
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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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Time never stops for the great ones.
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I can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death.
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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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You don't adjust. You just dominate.
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We would rather be feared than respected.
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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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I love my country and I love my league.
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I have never forgiven myself…that I might have made a mistake.
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Once a Raider, always a Raider.
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Just shred baby, shred.
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