Steve McNair Quotes on Motivation
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'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.'
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'It was the family tradition. I wanted to live up to the name-McNair.'
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'Pressure is what you make of it. It makes me play harder.'
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'I actually enjoy the pain. That's what gives me the fire inside to get up and keep going.'
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'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.'
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'Steve has gone from the bottom to the top. He knows how to work for what he wants, and how to earn it.'
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'The Marines have a saying, 'Pain is weakness leaving the body.' That really applies to Steve.'
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'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.'
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'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.'