“Some people say I’m the best back in the NFL. That’s what drives you: You want everyone saying there’s no doubt who’s the best.”

“I’m an old-school guy.”

“I would love to spend my whole career in Scan Diego because I accept the challenge of turning this team around.”

“I’m going to make the playoffs. You can believe that. To never play in the playoffs, that will not be my legacy.”

“I’ve been dealing with being overlooked my whole life.”

“In the NFL, everyone’s attacking, so you have to be quicker in your decisions.”

“I get stronger as the game goes on.”

“I know how to rebuild a team. I know how to step in and work hard.”

“Whenever something good happens to me, I try—it may sound kind of bad—to think a little negative. I just always try to keep myself grounded.”

“I keep my eyes wide open. Because trouble is out there.”

“I like to think of myself as the running LT. I like to run up the middle and wear defenses down. It’s more exciting in between the tackles.”

“I don’t worry about things I can’t control.”

“You’ve got to earn respect as life goes on.”

“I think about my family first. I want my family to not want for anything. I would like to make sure they have no worries.”

“I’m inspired by my family, especially my mother.”

“I take being a role model seriously.”

“I’m passionate about the game of football.”

“God has really blessed me with the ability to put me ahead of the class.”

“I run with heart and determination, and that’s what you can’t measure—heart.”

“I believe in working hard all the time. I have faith that working hard is going to get me where I want to go.”

“Faith is a strong word in my life. That’s one thing my mother has always stressed to me.”

“With my size and speed, my ability to make moves and great vision, I’m sometimes feel like it’s an unfair advantage over the defense.”

"I guess the way I describe it is when basketball players talk about being in the zone and they feel like they can't miss. That's the way a running back feels when the game is in slow-motion. It feels like every cut is right, every run is going to be at least 10 yards. You see what the defense is doing. You know what they're trying to do to you. It's awesome."

"I want to have a family and teach them the way to live their lives, pretty much the way I was raised, with a lot of love and the Lord. I want them to stay off the streets, and to have goals and dreams."