D.J. Shockley Quotations

We're judging ourselves off every drive, ... being able to deliver.

Leaving was definitely a possibility, ... I probably came down to within a couple of days of transferring. But then I talked with Coach Richt and decided this was the best place for me.

If they really needed me, ... I would have played.

If they have to drop five to catch five touchdown passes, that's fine with me,

I don't know who said that, but he's playing pretty well to me.

I did enough to get the win for our team,

I don't think (White) needs me to say it; I think he already knows how big this game is. Just to be in this position this early in his career, I think he understands how huge this game is for himself, his teammates and his university. Just being a player, he understands.

He was very frustrated with us, ... It was a lot harder day than everybody expected.

What we have accomplished will definitely be more than this loss here tonight.

Joe's very smart. There's no doubt in my mind that Joe can get the job done just as well as if I was playing.

It is always good when you can get a lot of guys to catch a lot of balls. It is hard for the defense to key in on one or two guys.

Really you can't do anything about it. It's one of those things you can't control. You can only worry about those things you can control.

I was throwing off my back leg sometimes, or I'm trying to run while I'm throwing. Just really a lot of situations where there weren't a lot of high-percentage throws.

It does feel a little big like part two of the SEC Championship, but once we get there it will be nothing but Sugar Bowl talk.

I think this was a game that really put people out there to show that these guys can play a quality opponent and win a game and do it on the road.

I wasn't about to make a bad throw and make another interception, ... so I just kept it in there.

We can really control our own destiny. It's a great feeling to be ranked this high. We expected that at this point in the season we would be 6-0, but we didn't think we'd be ranked this high.

You always gotta think when you're out, what would have happened if you had played? ... It's hard when you're team is out there fighting and you really can't help them.

We came into the year predicted to be third in the East. Now we're No. 1 in the SEC, baby.

We have to keep winning, ... If we lose, he may have a heart attack or something.

We still have to go out and play hard. Anything can happen in this league.

We still control our own destiny, ... As bad as this feels we still have a lot to play for.

This whole year has been reassuring that I did the right thing by staying here. I wouldn't change anything about what I went through.

We wanted to start fast and carry over our momentum for the entire game.

Everything that we have done successfully on offense is because of the offensive line.

There's no way I ever could have imagined something like this in my head. It's too big.

It was very rough to sit on the sideline on not be able to do anything to help my team, ... I felt kind of terrible.

It was a hostile situation and we weren't sure how everything was going to go, but I wanted to play well and get us the win,

I've already told (quarterbacks coach Mike ) Bobo I don't know how much sleep I'm going to get Friday night.

Actually, we just wanted to get some yards out of the end zone for our punter, ... It's only designed to get maybe five or six yards, but we got a whole lot more. ... It was one of those thrilling moments.

Actually, last week the timetable for me was to come back out more at the end of the week, so it's been a little ahead of schedule,

The bottom line is ? we're undefeated, ... That's all I ever dreamed of. Everything else that I've been doing is just extra.

A lot of people said, 'OK, you put up some numbers against Boise State, but what are you gonna do in the SEC?' This was a key game for us to show people what we can do.

There was nobody on our sideline that didn't believe we were going to go down there and score.

At first, I was kind of devastated, ... I was really worried. The knee felt really bad. I didn't know what to expect.

All of us have something in our college careers that makes people wonder, can they get the job done?

It's not that much different, but there are a couple of new dimensions.

It's like a weeklong job interview. You realize who's after you and who has shown interest. So you've got to keep that in your mind and put your best foot forward.

It's always frustrating to lose, but the seniors on this team have gone through so much and really accomplished a lot. I'm really proud to be a part of it.

It's so exciting, ... When you go out there, you don't have to worry about being the backup, and you know you'll get all the reps. I don't have any regrets. Once I decided to stay at Georgia, that was it. At the end of the day, this is why I stayed.

It was a great ride I had all year long. I was just glad to be a part of this team and glad to be a part of everything we accomplished this year.

It was one of those situations if something did happen, I might be out the rest of the year, ... Maybe it's a good thing I sat out.

They have played some good teams, but they haven't played a Georgia defense, ... We're big. We're fast. I don't expect them to put up many points on our defense.

They hit us a little bit, but that is what the SEC does.

Against Tennessee we can't afford to have three-pointers when we get down there,

I'm really glad to be a part of this team and this program. It's been very emotional for me, especially the last three games.

I hope we're somewhere in the top three. I hope we're somewhere high where we're contending.

I love the system we have now, ... So many people are catching balls. If they know there's a chance to get the ball at critical points in the game, it makes everyone run their routes better.

I knew I had played a huge part with this team being successful, ... It was rough in that respect. We all had put so much into this season.

I know I am going to wake up and start thinking about plays I should've made and plays we could have made.

I have thought about it on a personal note because of the situation we are in now and they were in kind of the same position. They started kind of high in the rankings and moved on up.

I hope people look at Georgia and say they have the guy who can lead them there, ... I hope when they speak about quarterbacks in this league and around the country, they mention me.

I guess I wasn't the type of quarterback that fit his offense. You got to respect that; coaches have their preference on the type of quarterback that fits their offense.

He's trying to rattle my brain, get me to thinking I'm better than I am.

If it happens two or three years in a row, obviously there's a problem, ... It's hard to think about that scenario playing out. There's a lot of football left to play, but if it does, they have to look at the system.

He puts a lot of pressure on the defense. I've seen what he's done against other teams. I don't like that we have to play against him. It kind of scares me.

You celebrate the win until we touch down in Atlanta. We get back, and it's over with, ... Even though we've got an off week, our minds are going to be on Tennessee. The winner of that game goes toward (the SEC championship), so we've got to make sure we focus on them.

You've got to be cool and collected all the way. You're not going to throw five touchdowns every game. But this was a big game, and I knew my teammates needed me the whole game.