David Givens Quotations

When you start to see the emotional muscles contracting, you know there's some attraction. The muscles of the face are definitely emotional. The upper trapezius muscle is emotional, which causes you to flex your head and your shoulders.

I was surprised to win, I thought for sure someone else would have a longer commute.

I'm a guy who leads through my actions rather than my words.

I don't think about the past, ... I'm happy I got the opportunity I have right now. And I wanted to make the most of it.

I was willing to give Houston a hometown discount. I would have stayed in New England if they'd given me an offer I couldn't refuse. They didn't.

Just by eating together it makes you feel psychologically closer.

Our coaches always get us in situations where we can make plays. There always seems to be time for us to come back.

My opportunities here to flourish were a little bit better.

My role at this team will be bigger.

We were going to somehow win this game.

Turnover always kill teams in the playoffs. We knew we couldn't afford turnover. It was sort of a shock we turned the ball over as much as we did. All good things come to an end. It's kind of sad it had to end like this, this year. You win some and you lose some and it's sad we didn't come out on top today. The Denver Broncos did.

This team is a great team, and a team that knows how to win. Our coaches put us in position to win week in and week out. And we play to win, instead of not to lose, because that's our mentality. And why not? We've won in the past and that's what we believe we're going to do.

Twelve-for-12 in the fourth quarter? ... Typical Tom Brady.

Constituting only 5 percent of your bodily surface, it carries 95 percent of your allure, ... Love Signals.

Perhaps a case could be made for an email writing section to be included in English classes.

It was sort of a shock that we were turning the ball over like we were. But it's football, it's part of the game. You can't win 'em all. It's a game, and sometimes bad things happen.

It was sort of a shock that we turned the ball over as much as we did.

Sleepless nights. Other nights you wake up sweating because you're nervous and you don't know what's going to happen the next day. You can't control that stuff -- all you can control is what you do and how you perform. It's kind of inevitable that you're going to think about it. You see buddies getting cut and you see guys dropping like flies and you don't know for sure if it's you that's going to be next.

I had an issue finding the quarterback. And by the time I found him, the ball was on me. I should of made the play, and I didn't.

I could not have the lifestyle I want in the Bay Area or even Gilroy. To own 7 1/2 acres over here would break the bank. But there I have enough land.

The idea is to take the pressure off.

The huddle looked like the old huddle again.