There are lots of businesses that are well in excess of $9 billion that have gone into bankruptcy, that have been mismanaged. And that has not served anyone very well.

- Roger Goodell

Change before you're forced to change.

- Roger Goodell

I take my responsibilities very seriously.

- Roger Goodell

It is a privilege for me to serve the NFL. It is the only place I have ever wanted to work.

- Roger Goodell

It's an awesome responsibility, not only to maintain the level of success the NFL has, but to build on that.

- Roger Goodell

It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.

- Roger Goodell

The highest standards of conduct must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right.

- Roger Goodell

The NCAA has to establish their own rules and enforce their own rules.

- Roger Goodell

We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.

- Roger Goodell

You know that I'm always a proponent of doing things differently.

- Roger Goodell

The owners don't win by having a lockout. Shutting down your business is not good for anybody and it's certainly not good for the players, it's certainly not good for the fans. And that's most important to us.

- Roger Goodell

My goal was to prove to my family I wasn't a dummy.

- Roger Goodell

HGH testing is happening in Olympics. The science is there. It is a valid test.

- Roger Goodell

I am awake a lot of nights.

- Roger Goodell

I spent a lot of time in the school psychologist's office. I didn't apply myself. My mother thought I had learning disabilities.

- Roger Goodell

I talk to players all the time.

- Roger Goodell

I'm very fortunate, and I know that.

- Roger Goodell

I've spent my life following my passion.

- Roger Goodell

I think when someone is injured in your family, you want to speak to the individual and you want to hear their voice and you want to make sure they are OK.

- Roger Goodell

What is true of the NFL is that it has been well-managed over the years. And that has been beneficial to the fans, it's been beneficial to the game itself, it's been beneficial to the players, coaches and everyone involved.

- Roger Goodell