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Troy Aikman
American
Athlete
Born:
Nov 21
,
1966
Game
Me
Think
Time
Win
You
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You can't just can't simply replace head coaches and say, 'Now it's going to be better.'
Troy Aikman
You
Better
Say
Head
Simply
Replace
Going
Just
Coaches
Now
Hey, I'm big-boned.
Troy Aikman
Hey
I know what a championship locker room looks like, what a championship team requires.
Troy Aikman
Locker
Locker Room
Like
Know
Looks
Room
Requires
Team
Championship
Championship Team
I've never gotten into anything that I didn't feel I'd be successful doing.
Troy Aikman
Never
Feel
Gotten
Doing
Anything
Successful
To say, 'I don't worry about perception,' you better worry about perception because it's a big part of making it through some very difficult times.
Troy Aikman
You
Better
Perception
Big
Difficult
Worry
Say
Some
About
Through
Part
Because
Making
Very
Times
Big Part
Difficult Times
I'll never forget when I was 12 years old. I couldn't wait until the day I was 16 and could drive a car. I thought that'd be the end of life's problems. I mean, you can drive! What is there left? And then I turned 16 and realized there were still problems.
Troy Aikman
Life
Day
You
Wait
Problems
Old
Car
Thought
Drive
Could
Never
Never Forget
Until
Still
Were
Years
Left
End
Forget
Mean
Turned
Realized
Then
I believe - and this is my opinion - that at some point, football is not going to be the No. 1 sport. You talk about the ebbs and flows of what's popular and what's not. At some point, the TV ratings are not going to be there.
Troy Aikman
You
Believe
TV
Some
About
Ratings
Point
Football
Talk
Sport
Opinion
Going
Popular
Flows
At one time, watching football was an event. Monday Night Football was a big event.
Troy Aikman
Time
Big
Monday
One Time
Football
Big Event
Event
Monday Night
Watching
Night
What I am is a direct result of how I was raised.
Troy Aikman
Result
Direct
How
Am
Raised
The one thing disappointing I had coming out of college was not playing in the Rose Bowl.
Troy Aikman
College
Rose
Out
One Thing
Had
Disappointing
Bowl
Coming
The One Thing
Thing
Playing
As a quarterback, I appreciated the passer rating whether you threw the ball a majority of the time or if you didn't throw it as much. You were judged on a level playing field, and I thought teams should be ranked similarly.
Troy Aikman
Time
You
Thought
Field
Ranked
Threw
Similarly
Rating
Throw
Majority
Judged
Ball
Quarterback
Were
Whether
Much
Should
Teams
Level
Level Playing Field
Playing
Playing Field
Appreciated
I think when the cameras are on him is when Coach Switzer is at his best.
Troy Aikman
Best
Think
Him
His
Cameras
Coach
If you're healthy and you're told that you're capable of playing and the medical staff signs off on it, to me, you play because that's what you are paid to do.
Troy Aikman
Me
You
Signs
Healthy
Because
Off
Staff
Capable
Paid
Play
Medical
Playing
I think I'm a harder critic on myself than anybody is. I think I judge myself harder than any of the coaches do.
Troy Aikman
Myself
Judge
Think
Critic
Than
Any
Anybody
Coaches
Harder
I was brought up not to brag. I've always disliked people who do.
Troy Aikman
People
Brought
Always
Brag
Up
Disliked
Who
The thing I've always liked about the playoffs is the finality of it and knowing there's so much importance on every play.
Troy Aikman
Every
Finality
About
Importance
Liked
Knowing
Always
Much
Play
Thing
Playoffs
As a quarterback, your job is to move the football and win games, to be a leader on the field.
Troy Aikman
Win
Job
Leader
Field
Football
Quarterback
Move
Your
Games
Football is a tough game. It's a tough game for tough people.
Troy Aikman
Game
People
Tough
Football
I was 0-11 as a starter, and there were times when I walked off the field wondering if I'd ever win a game in the NFL.
Troy Aikman
Game
Win
Field
Were
Off
Walked
Times
Wondering
Ever
Starter
I always play every game in my mind before it begins. A lot of times in a game, a play will happen, and it will feel like deja vu, like I've seen the play happen before in my mind.
Troy Aikman
Game
Mind
Will
Seen
Before
Every
Deja
Deja Vu
Feel
Like
Always
Lot
Times
Begins
Happen
Play
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.
Troy Aikman
You
Wait
Before
Field
Defensive
Back
Marks
Hash
Part
Pros
Longer
Because
Ball
Always
Narrower
Lot
Closer
Committing
Middle
Certain
I have a real hard time classifying anything as my biggest moment, my favorite color or whatever.
Troy Aikman
Time
Whatever
Favorite
Color
Real
Anything
Biggest
Hard
Moment
Hard Time
It's who you get to share life with, not the actual experiences, that makes living so worthwhile.
Troy Aikman
Life
You
Living
Worthwhile
Share
Makes
Get
Experiences
Who
Actual
When I work a Cowboys game, my social media will blow up with, 'Hey, don't forget who you played for,' or, 'You traitor.'
Troy Aikman
Work
You
Game
Social Media
Will
Hey
Up
Cowboys
Forget
Traitor
Blow
Social
Who
Media
Played
I'm not here to propel myself into the limelight. I'm here to win a football game. If I am propelled into the limelight, I want it to be because of what I do on the football field, not because of some grand marketing strategy.
Troy Aikman
Myself
Game
Win
Field
Strategy
Marketing
Some
Propel
Football
Football Field
Football Game
Because
Limelight
Am
Want
Grand
Here
My 21st birthday was probably the worst day of my life.
Troy Aikman
Life
Day
Birthday
My Life
Worst
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