National Football League (NFL)

"Everybody knows I got a temper. It's not a temper temper-not an off-the-field temper. It's a competitive temper, wanting to do good. But as far as being a guy who disrupts a lot of things, who doesn't want to listen? Nah, man. That's false. That's false because I'm excelling."

"Excluding nobody, I'm the best player in the National Football League."

"I don't care about my image. I'm already paid. I've already got my money, so why worry about my image?"

"I don't have any friends. I can't really have any friends. It's sad, really. It's lonely. But that's how I am."

"I don't think people get the meaning of 'I play when I want to play.' You think a guy like Randy Moss is going to blow off a game, as much as I love football? Really, I'm just being smart. I'm not going to go full speed every time when I don't need to."

"I don't want records. I want a Super Bowl ring."

"If it's early in the game and the team's not doing well, I get frustrated when I don't get the ball, because I think I can spark the team and get the crowd into it."

"I know I have a reputation to protect, and it's not just me-I'm also representing a multimillion-dollar franchise and my family. So if sometimes I say things I regret, I've got to pay for it."

"I like to keep my surroundings low-key. I don't need much around me. I'm easy don't need a lot of racket."

"I'm a country boy who hasn't really been exposed to city living, and it throws me."

"I'm a guy here to play football. I'm not here for photos or newspapers or TV shows or trophies or awards. I'm not into all that."

"I'm just enjoying the ride. I'm just contributing what I can."

"I'm one of the most competitive guys in the NFL. Believe me, nobody wants it more than me."

"I'm starting to realize I can't practice a certain way during the week and expect to play another way on Sunday."

"In a way, I am what they say I am. I am a hard-ass. I'm hard to get along with. Most of the time I'm moody. All that's true. I got no problem with people saying that."

"I've always just loved to play football, even if it was street football, like razzle-dazzle."

"I want to keep winning-the hell with the record."

"My concentration and focus level tends to go down sometimes when I'm in a bad mood."

"Nobody controls me but my mama and God."

"Teams try to trash-talk me and rough me up every Sunday. Me? I don't play that game. Don't need to. I'm known to be mouthy, but not on the field. Out there, I'm just trying to hurt your feelings. I want to go out there and make you feel bad."

"The Moss of old is back!"

"There's nothing more for me to accomplish in this league as an individual."

"Why should I worry about what people think? I've got everything I need-everything I'll ever need. It's not my fault people don't know me. Look, I'm going to speak my mind, no matter what the consequences are."

"You can't stop me in bump. And you definitely can't stop me playing off. You just try to contain me and stop me from getting a lot of catches."

"As a player, I like Randy Moss-he's got incredible talent, and I think he's nasty. But if he was on my team and he pulled the s--- he pulls, I'd walk up to him on the sideline and punch him in the face." - Kyle Turley

"For him, there are no routes." - Steve Young

"Having someone like Randy in a game-breaking moment is a tremendous advantage." - Daunte Culpepper

"He has a tremendous football IQ. The guy has the ability to dominate a game even when he's not touching the ball." - Scott Linehan

"He helps the young guys, coaches them up, and he's positive about everything. He wants to win. This is what he believes he was made for. I think he's awesome at it." - Gus Frerotte

"He is the best as what he does." - Red McCombs

"He's always going to be in the limelight, and I think he understands that now a little bit more. He just needs to be himself and stay cool." - Daunte Culpepper

"He's been in some bad situations, so he shouldn't be naive." - Dennis Green

"He's done nothing but work hard and put the team first." - Teddy Bruschi

"He's so confident in himself that even if he is doubled, he likes his chances. He's probably right. He's so good it's hard to argue with him." - Bubby Brister

"He taught me a lot about what I can do to become a better player and a better man." - Kelly Campbell

"He understands better his role as a leader. He understands for the first time what comes out of his mouth has a tremendous impact on the team, good and bad." - Mike Tice

"He was just born to be a football player." - Tom Brady

"I'm a Randy Moss fan!." - Robert Kraft

"In a competitive situation, he can beat anybody." - Dennis Green

"It looks like to me like he's finally started to visualize the impact he can have even without the ball. And that's a sign of a great player." - Merril Hoge

"I've never seen concentration on one player like Randy faces." - Cris Carter

"Mr. Moss-and I'm calling him Mr. Moss-is electrifying." - Ray Rhodes

"Nobody, and I mean nobody, has all those physical skills Randy has. They just don't. That kid loves to play football." - Brian Billick

"Playing football with Randy is like playing basketball with Michael Jordan." - Matthew Hatchette

"Randy's just a guy I don't see eye to eye with. I take my responsibilities in this league a little differently." - Kurt Warner

"When he said he plays when he wants to play, it had all kinds of bad implications." - Todd Steussie

"Whenever you have a guy like Randy Moss, a guy who everybody in the league respects and who has big-play capability every time he gets on the field, teams have to respect that." - Ben Watson

"When you have one man on him, you're taking some chances." - Dick Jauron

"You can stop Randy. But you're going to have to give up the game to do it." - Brian Billick

"You don't know him. I know him. I'm proud of him." - Mike Tice