Quotes from Oliver Luck

We're trying to keep the 'foot' in 'football.'

It's not like the NFL is going anywhere, it's one of the best run leagues in the world.

I imagine my experience on the business side will help - I think that probably was attractive to the N.C.A.A.

I'm a 1960 baby, and since I can recall, football has been like this. It's been a more important, more substantial part of American life.

What does the quarter-back do after handing off? He runs to the perimeter and blocks. Or tries to block. I tried to throw a block at the cornerback but his knee got me right on the temple. I remember thinking, 'boom.'

I think it is going to be great to be in a building where you can literally hear the quarterback calling signals.

I played years ago around a bunch of guys who hung on as long as they could, and they begin to resent the game because of injuries and the way they're being treated.

I put my old player helmet on sometimes.

There's been a realization in college athletics that an athletic director really is a businessman.

But there is something to be said for having one individual who is responsible entirely for the capital commitment. And it's not WWE; it's Vince McMahon and his company, Alpha Entertainment. It's not like I have to go to a board of directors. Vince makes the decisions on what he wants to do, and that makes my life easier.

Worked my way up the proverbial food chain to become president of NFL Europe.

I spent most of my adult life trying to get as far away from my folks as possible.