I'm not a dirty player. I love this game, and I'm playing hard.
I could barely speak after I was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. I was going to play for the defending Super Bowl champions.... I immediately thought of all the great players on the team. I was in awe, as I had watched these soon-to-be legends play on television. They epitomized for me what football was all about: the love of the game, the professional approach, and the desire to win.
You can't expect a coach to win with guys that don't even care about the game.
I loved the game so much that even though our playing field was muddy and we had many trees on it, I used to play many hours every day.
Some of the great John Wayne hero things that have ever happened in football happened because people play hurt.
As players, the only thing we can do is give everything on the pitch, and that's what the fans do for us as well.
I'm going to keep loving football. That's one thing I'm most proud of: my hunger and desire for the game has not stopped.
My love for the game is very, very high.
No matter what happens to our game, money won't be a motivation for me.
Just care about your teammates, care about the game, try to be good each day. That's the way I do my part.
I don't want to retire - I love the game and have a lot of respect and passion for the game.
Although more teams are going full-time professional and there's more money involved, our main incentive is simply to play for the love of the game.
I'm a joker; that's my choice. It's my style. But I care about my life. I care about the game. I care about the people who gave me this opportunity.
I don't know whether I am mentally tough or not, but one thing I know is that I like the game and spend as much time as possible on it.
I love playing against these guys who have the same attitude to the game that I have.
I want to give my six hours of serious cricket on the ground and then take whatever the result.
Fans want to see their favorite players as invested in games as they are, regardless of the perceived importance.
A lot of the stories I got on A.I., I can't say publicly. Overall, I just really appreciated how he went about going into games. He got a lot of flak for the 'practice' comment, but every game, he gave it his all.
I've never played this game for financial success.
