Roger Goodell

The owners don't win by having a lockout. Shutting down your business is not good for anybody and it's certainly not good for the players, it's certainly not good for the fans. And that's most important to us.

-Roger Goodell

business
The way you continue to be a successful business is you don't wait for the car to go off the cliff. You have to manage yourself. And make sure you do it in the right way so you are not making decisions in crisis.

-Roger Goodell

car
To me, what I love about the draft is first, you see the young men who are realizing their dreams that they've worked so hard for. That's a pretty cool thing. You saw the emotion from some of these guys the other day. And then, the second thing is this total sense of hope and optimism. And, I think that's great for everybody.

-Roger Goodell

cool
To me, what I love about the draft is first, you see the young men who are realizing their dreams that they've worked so hard for. That's a pretty cool thing. You saw the emotion from some of these guys the other day. And then, the second thing is this total sense of hope and optimism. And, I think that's great for everybody.

-Roger Goodell

dreams
I think when someone is injured in your family, you want to speak to the individual and you want to hear their voice and you want to make sure they are OK.

-Roger Goodell

family
We will always make sure player health and safety is our No. 1 priority in the NFL.

-Roger Goodell

health
To me, what I love about the draft is first, you see the young men who are realizing their dreams that they've worked so hard for. That's a pretty cool thing. You saw the emotion from some of these guys the other day. And then, the second thing is this total sense of hope and optimism. And, I think that's great for everybody.

-Roger Goodell

hope
The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'

-Roger Goodell

hope
We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.

-Roger Goodell

leadership
I spent a lot of time in the school psychologist's office. I didn't apply myself. My mother thought I had learning disabilities.

-Roger Goodell

learning
I think the state of the NFL has a very positive outlook.

-Roger Goodell

positive
No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised.

-Roger Goodell

respect
I don't expect to try to get people to like everything I do. I want them to respect what I do.

-Roger Goodell

respect
HGH testing is happening in Olympics. The science is there. It is a valid test.

-Roger Goodell

science
Too much of our society looks for people to fail.

-Roger Goodell

society
It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.

-Roger Goodell

sports
We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.

-Roger Goodell

sports
It's an awesome responsibility, not only to maintain the level of success the NFL has, but to build on that.

-Roger Goodell

success
It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.

-Roger Goodell

success

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