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History will dictate what my legacy is. And 'maverick' is fine, because I am.

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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
Maverick
Dictate
Legacy
Fine
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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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Time never stops for the great ones.
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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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Look, I don't want to win in the press. I want to win on the field.
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One lie has the power to tarnish a thousand truths.
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The quarterback must go down, and he must go down hard
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It’s not important to be consistent, it’s important to be right.
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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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The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.
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I have never forgiven myself…that I might have made a mistake.
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They say...the stopwatch never lies. Speed kills but absolute speed kills absolutely.
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Once a Raider, always a Raider.
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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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Just shred baby, shred.
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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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No one could have brought in more personnel than we have to build a football team.
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The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.
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I can control most things, but I don't seem to be able to control death.
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They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.
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