'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.'

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

'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.'

'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 quarterba…

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

Mistakes are part of the game. It's how well you recover from them, that's the mark of a great player.

When you have nothing left to burn, you must set yourself on fire.