The Guarantee
"I knew what I was saying ( with the guarantee). It was an accumulation of being told individually and collectively that we were going to get killed. It was a no contest. I was angry, I was tired of hearing that. It just so happened he pushed a button, I just said "hey, I got news for you man. We're going to win. I guarantee it'. He pissed me off. It just came out. I got news for you, we're going to win the game. I guarantee it. Thinking about it now, we weren't trained to be blowing our own horns. In college and by coach Ewbank, none of us beat on our chests talking about how good we were."
On this day in 1969, Joe Namath stands up and guarantees a Jets victory over the mighty 17-pt. favorite Baltimore Colts.
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