Quotes by Leigh Steinberg

“Never underestimate the capacity of another human being to have exactly the same shortcomings you have.”

“Hes planning on playing for the Dolphins,”

“The details and the process are in their court. But let me say that I am optimistic about the process. Hes planning on returning.”

“Without referring to anybody directly, one of the problems with confrontational public negotiating is that it runs the risk of alienating a public with a median family income of $35,000. So that when a player is complaining publicly that hes only being paid $7-million a year instead of $9-million, a fan can look at that with real anger. And an owner whos challenged publicly may simply become more locked in and less apt to ever compromise.”

“The fact that one plane crashed is tragic, and my heart goes out to those who are affected. But automobiles crash every day.”

“[Lets say youre negotiating with a prospective employer.] Whats most important to you? ... A signing bonus? Vacation? Job title? Figure that out and youll know what you can yield on.”

“It is not in your interest to pull one over on the other side and get them to make a bad deal. You want the situation to be justifiable and reasonable while getting what you want. The two of you might be doing deals in the future.”

“Obviously Marks been a starter since 1995 and is confident of his ability to lead a team. But he looks forward to the ability to compete for a starting job in training camp.”

“They are not getting hurt in some frivolous hobby. They are hurt applying themselves to the exact task theyve been hired to do. This is a risk that ought to be shared in a fairer way.”

“Nobody wants to kill this golden goose. I dont like the salary-cap system. Theres nothing I like about it except that its a system that both sides have been able to agree upon. But that has meant that footballs been able to concentrate its energies and efforts at the union and management level on developing new revenue sources and promoting the brand with the general public.”

“Ricky has been in the best behavioral mode of his life. He didnt work this hard to get back only to let that happen.”

“Whatever the problems were [with the test] are going to be fixed. I dont believe that Ricky Williams has used drugs since the point he decided to return to the NFL [about] a year ago.”

“There was no doubt who was running the show. Reggie was asking the questions, taking the notes, using the laptop. He was in control of the situation.”

“Even though it?s a flawed system, the fact we have labor peace has created this incredible era of prosperity for everybody involved. If we pull the genie out of that bottle (by abolishing the cap), I don?t know that it ever comes back.”

“They used their college track coaches, the weight room on campus.”

“The University of Miami has resisted the trend. (The majority of) their players tend to stay on that campus, and I havent noticed any diminution in their draft status.”

“No one wants to be the butcher that kills the golden goose; its simply too irrational not to solve this.”

“Its too irrational not to keep negotiating and conclude in an agreement. Football is too smart not to realize that madness lies in emulating the self-destructiveness of professional baseball, basketball and hockey.”

“We can always find creative ways to do things.”

“This is a most unusual situation. Its hard to remember three more colorful or marketable figures coming out of college football.”