Jim Otto Quotes


"I've been a Raider all my life."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Life)

"And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Mistakes)

"But now there are more concussions due to not being used to the hard hitting."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Being, Now)

"Everyday I walked on to the field I was the best center."
- Jim Otto
"Everyone wants to beat us. So you can never take a single game lightly."
- Jim Otto
"I also played in the 1967 Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers."
- Jim Otto
"I have been a part of this development, so I am very proud of it."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Development)

"I have seen the Raiders develop into what they are today."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Today)

"I think Ray Guy and John Madden for sure should be in the Hall of Fame and Cliff Branch should be as well."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Fame)

"I think the officials and NFL owners are playing to the type of game that people want to see."
- Jim Otto
(Related: People, Want)

"I think the tougher the challenge the better."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Challenge)

"The first game I played. We played against the Dallas Texans."
- Jim Otto
(Related: First)

"I work here at the Raiders. My position is basically what I make it."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Work)

"You must also give mental and physical fitness priority."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Fitness)

"If something is said about the Raiders, I'm ready to go to war."
- Jim Otto
(Related: War)

"If the entire team can feel the same way about these things, you can consistently remain a winner."
- Jim Otto
"It's not that difficult to win. It's more difficult to win consistently and stay on top."
- Jim Otto
"The NFL offensive blocking is played differently; they use their hands instead of their head and shoulders."
- Jim Otto
"The plays I remember are the plays I made a mistake."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Mistake)

"There is hard hitting, but the hitting is not nearly as hard as it used to be."
- Jim Otto
"We have always had great and loyal fans in Oakland."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Fans)

"We have three tremendous tight ends in Christianson, Casper, and Chester."
- Jim Otto
"When I hear anything derogatory towards the Raiders, I am definitely hurt."
- Jim Otto
(Related: Hurt)

"You have to stay one level above everyone else."
- Jim Otto
"I was told in high school that the last game during your senior year stays with you forever, which is true."
- Jim Otto
(Related: School)