●'There
are always some guys who are different... I've seen Dexter [Manley] crying his eyes out when we visited little kids. There
was such a good part of him.'
-Joe Gibbs, Washington Redskins Coach, 2006
●'Dexter Manley is an inspiration to all of us here at the National Prostate Cancer Coalition'
-Chief
Executive Officer Richard Atkins, 2006
●'Dexter
Manley was one of the most feared defensive linemen during his days in the National Football League'
-Greg
Katz, Scout.com, 2006
●
'One of the most incredible physical talents I've ever seen'
-Mark
May's Tales From the Washington Redskins, 2005
►‘I want to
build my life and put it back together again. I’m going to make smart decisions. I have a willingness to stay sober’
- Dexter Manley,
2004
►‘But I have
to say, no matter what I did, I did it to myself. If you can tell those guys playing in the Super Bowl one thing, tell them
this – don’t take my road. Don’t let football use you. Use football. Maximize it. Walk the straight line.
Don’t be another Dexter Manley. Please, don’t be another Dexter Manley’
- Dexter Manley,
2004
►‘The Beast,
cocaine, is the only thing that could stop me. I had so much going on but drugs, cocaine, crack, the Beast, it ruled my life,
controlled my very being. Otherwise, I couldn’t be stopped’
- Dexter Manley,
2004
●‘Oh, Dexter
was a monster. He was as physically gifted a football player as I’ve ever seen’
- Charles Mann,
2004
●‘You didn’t
fail sir. The system failed you.’
- Democratic
Senator Barbara Mikulski at Senate committee on illiteracy, 1989
►‘It just doesn’t
feel the same, it seems like the towns in an uproar I guess because Mikhail Gorbachev is here. Its kind of slowing things
down. I wish he’d get the hell out of town. The Redskins – Cowboys game is bigger than what’s happening
at the summit’
- Dexter Manley,
1987
►‘I want everyone
to know my name’
- Dexter Manley,
1982
