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Players today are concerned about the money, but the large dollars only go to those players who are the best.

It is not about money. It is about how you treat the player.

It's the same with the ballplayers. Babe Ruth spent a lot, too and the ballplayers make a lot more money now.

Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.

People have to pay a lot of money to play soccer here.

The players wanted more money, higher salary caps and they didn't have that family relationship we felt with the players. Mentally, the players were more businesslike.

I believe a lot of players that start to think about money - 'Oh my goodness; I'm up for a new contract' - they don't have a great season because they're thinking about all these different things. Do your business on the field, and everything takes care of itself.

And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.

The source of wealth is from individuals with little or no history of interest in the game, who have happened upon football as a means of serving some hidden agenda.

The only football players in my time were fellows who really loved to play football. They were not in it for the money. There wasn't much money there. They would have played football for nothing.