About Willie Davis:
- “He was always towering over you, coming, coming all the time.”
— Y.A. Tittle
- “His reactions are just incredible. We feel with his quickness, he can be a great pass rusher.”
— Vince Lombardi (upon acquiring Davis)
- “When a play had to be made, he just said, ‘I’m going to make it,’ and he did.”
— Marion Campbell
By Willie Davis:
- “If you step on people in this life, you’re going to come back as a cockroach.”
- “The road to success runs uphill.”
- “When we heard the verdict, it became a very emotional day for my client. When I left him, he was getting in the car with his brother and was still crying out of joy.”
- “It’s awfully nice to look out there and see everybody here tonight. I’m very humbled.”