Quote #28

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

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  1. '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 th…
  2. '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.'
  3. 'Steve captures perfectly what you want your quarterback to be.'
  4. '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…
  5. '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 …
  6. 'He's like the captain of the ship. As Steve goes, so this team goes.'
  7. 'The Marines have a saying, 'Pain is weakness leaving the body.' That really applies to Steve.'
  8. '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.'

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