Top 25 Roger Goodell Quotes

The draft is one of my favorite events because it is about football. People are focused on how their teams improve. It’s a celebration of football. And most importantly, it represents a very important time in the lives of these men who are entering the NFL, and their families.

My goal was to prove to my family I wasn’t a dummy.

I’ve spent my life following my passion.

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

It is a privilege for me to serve the NFL. It is the only place I have ever wanted to work.

Change before you’re forced to change.

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.

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

You do not have to be convicted or even charged of a crime to be able to demonstrate that you’ve violated a personal conduct policy, and reflect poorly not only on themselves, but all of their teammates, every NFL player in the league, and everyone associated with the NFL.

I have to make a lot of decisions that aren’t in the best interests of individuals, whether they be owners, club executives, players.

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

You know that I’m always a proponent of doing things differently.

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.

I take my responsibilities very seriously.

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

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

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

The NCAA has to establish their own rules and enforce their own rules.

My job is to protect the integrity of the NFL and to make sure the game is as safe as possible.

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

There are lots of businesses that are well in excess of $9 billion that have gone into bankruptcy, that have been mismanaged. And that has not served anyone very well.

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.

I don’t want players coming in from the college level that are either trying to avoid a suspension, declare themselves ineligible on their own, hire an agent and decide, ‘I’m going to enter into the NFL.’

It’s always unfortunate when something gets misreported and the facts are not clear.

I am awake a lot of nights.