"George Allen never used to say 'the Dallas Cowboys', it was always 'the ********* Dallas Cowboys.' It's the Cowboys' uniform. It strikes hate and loathing in my mind, almost in a Pavlovian sense."-John Wilbur
When you sign with Washington, you sign a contract to hate the Cowboys."-Charles Mann
"Losing to Dallas was the worst feeling in the world. You'd rather have your arm cut off."-Diron Talbert
"If you came out of the (Dallas) game and you weren't bleeding, you hadn't played."- Ken Houston
"We don't like them, they don't like us."- Roger Staubach
"My front four will be faced with the task of beating the sweat-hogs. It's my belief that to be a defensive lineman, you have to have a personal hate for your opponent."- Ernie Stautner, defensive coordinator, Dallas
"Plain & Simple - WE HATE DALLAS"- home made sign hung at RFK Stadium during the 1982 NFC Championship game.
"We're standing there for the national anthem. When it's over, Joe (Bugel) looks over to the other sideline at Ernie Stautner, who's the Cowboys defensive line coach. Joe yells over to him and flips him off."-Joe Jacoby
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JOE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUU..."
-the Texas Stadium crowd on Sept 9, 1985, singing to Joe Theismann on his 36th birthday, after he had thrown five interceptions in a 44-14 loss.
"There are three great things in life: Winning the lottery, having a baby, and beating the Cowboys..."
- Mark May, after a 41-14 route of Dallas in 1986.
"They were easier to hate."-Charles Mann, referring to Jimmy Johnson's new team of young, brash players
"You just despised that team. It was genuine... I despise them even more now, because they are so flamboyant.
- Joe Jacoby, 1996
"Because of my position, I'm not supposed to think that way. But in the back of my mind, in my heart, I never want to see them win. It's just inbred in my blood since I was a Commander. I bleed burgundy and gold. I will always have that in my soul - to hate the silver and blue."- Mark May, TV network analyst, 1996
"I saw him and I thought 'Okay, here we go, right here at the airport..."-Mark May, 1997, mentally preparing himself for a fistfight at the New Orleans Airport baggage claim, upon unexpectedly running into Randy White. White had made earlier comment to reporters that he couldn't stand May and would meet him anywhere to fight.
"I know we don't have any Dallas people here — they are the ugliest people in the world."
- Joe Gibbs during Fan Day, Training camp, 2005.
"I'll tell you what - if you attend a Cowboy-Commanders game, you better not leave 'til that clock hits zero..."
-Joe Gibbs, Nov. 5, 2006
"Any Cowboys fan that thinks the Commanders game is just another game is either very young or very stupid."
-Anonymous veteran Dallas fan
An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend any amount of time with a Cowboys fan. ~ John Riggins
``I can still see George over there after Staubach got knocked out. Boy, he was spitting on his hands, rubbing them. He knew he had the ballgame won. Then Longley comes in and throws that pass for a touchdown. I don't think George got over that. I know he didn't. He brought it up everytime we met. It was really a pleasure to see that happen.' - Tom Landry