Steve Young

BYU I think had a philosophy of nameless, faceless athletes for the greater good of BYU which is fine. We all did our thing and we're grateful for it.

I've come to a real understanding of the enormity of what owner entrepreneurs do in founding great businesses. They are rare and a thing of art in many ways.

As the story about CTE got more real, it became more clear that players are playing that without a full understanding of the risks they face, and the long-term effects.

I have a photographic memory that enables me to visualize what everyone in the huddle is supposed to do on each of the hundreds of plays in our playbook.

I don't regret any of the places I went in football. Everything gave me an experience or memories that I'll have forever. We had more success in San Francisco, but it was a great time everywhere. I always had fun.

While it's great for a quarterback to have athletic ability, his goal is to get the ball out of his hand, orchestrate the offense and not allow his ability to stand in the way of the offense running efficiently.

At the time I retired I was kind of known for it, as one of the guys whose career ended technically as a result of a big hit.

When it's all over I might be able to say I've had the strangest career in pro football history.

I had worked hard my entire career to establish myself as a leader. But I wasn't a leader until I was perceived as one.

To play 18 years as a pro and have a great college career, it's awesome.

The best West Coast coaching job I've seen was when Mike Shanahan left the 49ers, became the head coach in Denver and made it available to John Elway.

The pistol isn't going to go away, but the job in the long run is going to be to deliver the ball from the pocket.