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American - Athlete Born: September 28, 1954

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

Work Leadership Character Integrity

When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.

Confidence Father Character Child

The things that have taken place over my career have been unbelievable. I have a lot of great moments to cherish.

Great Place Moments Things

No culture that has ever embraced homosexuality has survived.

Culture Homosexuality Ever Survived

The more studies that come out that talk about concussions and so forth, it makes me wonder. I wonder, more importantly than the stroke, the impact that concussions have had on my life, particularly as I get older.

Life Me My Life Wonder

Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue.

Sometimes Milk Congress Likes

I might not be a great athlete, but I think I'm a real good football player.

Good Football Great Think

Some receivers are like sports cars: they have a lot of speed and flair. Me, I'm like an old pickup truck. I just bounce around and try to get the job done.

Me Sports Job Speed

People say, 'I'm for job training. We can train people to increase the likelihood that they can be self-sufficient.' Okay, that's great, you're for job training - I like job training - but do you think the federal government should have 163 different job-training programs?

You People Great Government

Frequently I get asked if I'd rather have spent my career in a big city like New York or Los Angeles, where the exposure would be greater than in Seattle. My answer is no, not at all. Exposure is not important to me.

Me City New Important

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I am pro-death penalty, but not an enthusiastic death-penalty person. I think there's a place for it, that it should serve as a deterrent.

I Am Think Place Person

Where is the harm in the wireless industry?

Where Industry Harm Wireless

When you start thinking about taking pictures, sending an e-mail, receiving an e-mail, speaking into your phone and have it transcript voice into text and then sent as an e-mail, it's mind-boggling.

You Thinking Pictures Phone

We're not necessarily the ski boat, we're the skier. There are countries like Japan and Korea and others who are the ski boat at this point, but we're getting pulled right behind them.

Boat Behind Like Others

We're not in the business of shaping consumer demand. We respond to it.

Business Respond Consumer Demand

This is going to become a battle for access to your home and office plus mobility. It's about who can provide the biggest and least expensive and fastest pipe to your home and office and offer you a mobility feature.

Home You Battle Your

There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun.

You Game Fun Nothing

People are very protective of their cell phones, how it's used, where it's used and how much it costs. It has become a very personal issue for a whole lot of people in this country.

People Country Personal Cell Phones

People are very interested in having access to wireless data while they are on a plane.

People Data Having Very

Life is very good. I'm the president and Chief Executive Officer of the Wireless trade association, the CTIA.

Life Good Trade President

It's still fun to come to games, and it's still fun to be in the Seattle crowd.

Fun Games Crowd Come

It's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing.

You Doing Hard Like

It would have been a lot of fun as a receiver to play.

Fun Play Been Would

A child can escape the shadows.

Child Shadows Escape

If studies come out and show that playing football is detrimental to your health for the long term, even for the short term, I think that's up to the players then to make the decision about whether they're going to play or not play.

Health Football Long Decision

They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that.

Politics They Say Say Contact

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