43 Steve McNair Quotes

Steve McNair quotes

1. 'I'm out there to play football. Regardless of what numbers I put up, people talk about not throwing touchdowns, or not getting 300 yards passing. You have to do what it takes to win.'

2. 'I've never believed anyone could put more pressure on me than I put on myself. People expect great things from me. I expect great things from myself.'

3. 'It was the family tradition. I wanted to live up to the name-McNair.'

4. 'Pressure is what you make of it. It makes me play harder.'

5. 'When I get on the field, I feel unstoppable.'

6. 'I'm a country guy from Mississippi who keeps it simple.'

7. 'I think I've always had the abilities, but the object has been to perform as well as I can.'

8. 'I've learned to be patient. When I was younger I rushed things a lot. I tried to attack the game. Now I get teammates more involved before I try to take over.'

9. 'I'm not out trying to prove anything. All I'm trying to do is go out there and help my team any way I can to win. I don't get caught up in the individual stats or the awards.'

10. 'I really find myself doing a lot better when I'm injured, so sometimes I look forward to it. This is the style that I play-being physical, running the football, making adjustments on the pass, avoiding the rush. Those sorts of things go with the total package of a quarterback.'

11. 'I'm proud of where I come from. A lot of people leave Mississippi, and their claim to fame is somewhere else. But I have so many moral values that made me the person I am now.'

12. 'I actually enjoy the pain. That's what gives me the fire inside to get up and keep going.'

13. 'With the physical mindset I play the game with, I expect to get hurt.'

14. 'The sense of urgency is real for me, because the window of opportunity is closing. Gotta get back to the Super Bowl, gotta get back there and win it.'

15. 'This is a physical game. You have to play with a lot of emotion and a lot of intensity. I'm a competitor, so I do whatever it takes to win.'

16. 'The tide has changed. You have to be able to improvise in today's NFL.'

17. 'I want people to say when No. 9 was out on the field, he did everything humanly possible to win a ballgame.'

18. 'Now he picks his spots, because he knows those hits take a toll. He sees the field more. Those are the ways he's evolved.'

19. 'The guy's as talented as any quarterback who has ever played the game.'

20. 'Steve has gone from the bottom to the top. He knows how to work for what he wants, and how to earn it.'

21. 'He's got what I call personality under pressure.'

22. 'If you were going to put together a list of all the things you can't coach-poise, ability to lead, competitiveness, responsibility-he has them all.'

23. 'There has been some criticism that Steve is not pulling the ball down and running anymore. Well, he doesn't have to. He is making plays. He is recognizing defenses.'

24. 'The Marines have a saying, 'Pain is weakness leaving the body.' That really applies to Steve.'

25. 'No quarterback, no player comes to mind who's played through the injuries and tough situations he has. The numbers don't describe what he is as a player.'

26. 'Steve captures perfectly what you want your quarterback to be.'

27. 'At some point, we're going to see a quarterback who can run and throw, something truly special. Steve McNair is on the cusp of becoming that kind of quarterback.'

28. 'He's about the toughest football player I've ever seen. Not the toughest quarterback-the toughest player, period.'

29. 'Pain is Steve's friend. It's his motivation, his cape. He becomes Super Steve. We know when he's hurt, he's going to play better.'

30. 'There's no exact science about how to stop McNair's scrambling and being able to keep outside containment. He's just a play-making athlete.'

31. 'He's like the captain of the ship. As Steve goes, so this team goes.'

32. 'You see the stuff he plays through, and you can't have anything but respect for him. It makes you want to play harder, play through stuff.'

33. 'Michael Vick is the next Steve McNair, not the other way around. Michael hopes to one day have the experience and poise that Steve has.'

34. 'There's no way I could do what he's doing. He's hands-down the toughest player in the NFL.'

35. 'You can tell he loves what he's doing.'

36. 'People think he's tough and he should be playing every game, but he's human. I just don't want them to turn on his when he finally says he can't play.'

37. 'That joker is a warrior. He has the mentality of a linebacker playing quarterback. His toughness is unbelievable.'

38. 'You've got to be ready to hit him like you're hitting a running back. Or he's going to hit you and hurt you.'

39. 'I like Steve's style because his style is my style.'

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41. NFL.com: Steve McNair.

42. ESPN.com: Steve McNair.

43. Official Steve McNair Fan website.