Marcus Allen Quotes

I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential.

I'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win.

I want my team to win and to be the best player I can possibly be.

A college athlete is going to be competitive. You don't get to that level if you're not.

It's good to be competitive when everyone wants to be in the starting line-up.

I need to show what a good player I can be.

I just go out there every game and try to be the best I can be for our team.

I wanted to challenge myself to reach my full potential as a player.

When your best player puts it on the line every day, the other guys can't cut corners

Everyday I walked on to the field I was the best center.

I have spoken with many former athletes, and they tell me the best time they had was in sports. I listen to them and use their experience in my career.

Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes.

Scouting rises within you and inspires you to put forth your best.

Paul Lambert has assembled a great bunch of lads and training has been going very well. I am just desperate to get into the team and do my best for the club.

The great thing about sports is you constantly have to prove yourself. You constantly have to go out there and do it, day in and day out.

You always want to make sure that you're not the weak link. You're surrounded by really talented, great actors and singers, so just staying on your game is the main thing.

My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons.

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be.

I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them about the training and discipline required to compete. Even if they don't make the teams, they can rededicate their lives to the art of sport, discipline, and physical fitness.

I know what I need to work on; I know my weaknesses, but I have that work ethic to improve every day. I have that want to be the best player at my position, and I have the belief in myself that one day that will come true.

Every day, when I am working with my boys, I tell them as long as you put in your best efforts, I am there to back you. But the day I find your energy flagging on the field, the day I find you have not put in your best, that's when I will be really upset and sad.

If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.

I know Penny Toler and coach Ross have worked hard to put together a strong team this year, and I am ready to start the season with my teammates.