Troy Aikman

Winning is hard. Repeating is harder.

The only way you're gonna eliminate helmet-to-helmet contact is to take the helmets off. Go back to leather helmets. I mean, I think a defensive player would be much less inclined to lead with his head if he had no protection.

A lot of people believe that I retired from the game of football because of concussions - that is not accurate. I really retired primarily because of a degenerative back condition that I had.

I'm a drop-back passer, and those seldom win Heismans.

Because the hash marks are narrower in the pros, the ball's always closer to the middle of the field. So if you're a defensive back, you can wait a lot longer before committing to a certain part of the field.

There are not many Chicagos, where people go out and support their sports teams, whether they are struggling or not.

I always have been comfortable with my opinions and how I feel about the play on the field, and how it should be done and how teams should go about playing the game.

If you do anything with the Cowboys, there's an interest in it. And there are people who constantly want to write books about our teams in the '90s. They want to interview me. I say, 'Look, I've done it a million times. I'm just not interested. What's left to tell?'

Working with someone who's got your best interest at heart can make all the difference.

It's one thing if you're a part of teams that won five championships. But it's an extremely different argument if you're a big reason for those championships.

I think having won a Super Bowl puts you on a different level. I know, for me, it's extremely important to win this ballgame.

The one thing about being an athlete, say you are struggling with throwing a comeback route, well, then you go out and practice it. You throw it 100 times a day, and you get better at it, and you see those improvements pretty rapidly.