“I'm the type of guy who wants to make every play.”

“Play fast, play smart, play aggressive, bring energy!”

“I have no idea why my mom picked Bob, and I've never asked her. My name used to get slaughtered all the time by other people. I was 'Desmond' or 'Damon' or `Demon.' So Bob's cool.”

“When another player screws up, I kind of erase it and make a good play.”

“I've made a few hits where I'll look up at the screen and be like, 'Oh my God.' Like it wasn't even me, like I just watched another guy kill this guy, and I don't even think that was me that made that hit.”

“There were a lot of questions about whether I could stay healthy and I wanted to prove to everyone and myself that I could stay healthy, be consistent and play well.”

"They may say, 'He's small. We really don't know if he can get the job done.' But they said that about me coming out of high school."

"The important thing is to execute and make sure we do our jobs."

“Either you can lie down or you can stand up and say, 'I'm going to be a man about it, go out and deal with the pain and help my team win.'”

“There are 11 guys on defense, so you can't say one guy turned it around. But I do appreciate the praise.”

"I want to be one of the top guys in the back end and make sure I keep our team in line and doing the right things in front of me."

"Size doesn't matter. It's all about the heart."

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