Steve McNair Quotes on Sports

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

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

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

  5. '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.'

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

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

  8. '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.'

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

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

  11. '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.'

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

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

  14. '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.'

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

  16. '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.'

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

  18. '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.'

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

  20. '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.'

  21. '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.'

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