”The way I look at football is that it’s like a war. If I shoot someone, I’m not gonna jump up and down and say, ‘I got one.’ I wait until the game’s over to celebrate. That’s just the way I’ve always been.”

“I try to let people know I’m going to be physical. Sooner or later those guys are going to wear down and get tired of hitting me. That’s how I control the game.”

“The more I can carry the ball, and the more I can do things with the ball in my hands, it gives the team an opportunity to put points on the board.”

“I knew that I was going to be the starter sooner or later. I just had to prove to everybody else that I could step up to the challenge to handle the job and try to get this team to the Super Bowl.”

“I always felt like I was a gifted player getting put in the back of the line.”

“I’m a competitor and I want to win.”

“I’m not going to live up to somebody else’s expectations, I’m going to live up to my own.”

“Talent alone can’t get you that far into the secondary unless you have guys in front of you who are willing to block for you.”

“Being an athlete and NFL player is a great privilege. I am pretty sure that I am going to take advantage of that.”

“I came to Kansas City to help and be a backup to Priest Holmes. That’s what my initial plan was. Now, of course, things have changed.”

“If I got two thousand yards that would be nice, but they don’t hand out championship rings for guys who block for guys that have two thousand yards. So I’d rather give those guys a Super Bowl.”

“I have to take my time and realize I have sixteen long games, and I need to take my time and do things right.”

“My style is from old Jim Brown and Walter Payton tapes.”

“I won’t lie. I want people to think better of me.”

“Any time you are behind a good running back, there is more pressure on you to step out of that shadow.”

“If you don’t think you should be playing, then you shouldn’t be getting a paycheck. You should just quit and retire and do something else. Every good player wants to play.”

“If I have one more person say that I saved their fantasy draft…”

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