Patrick Willis Quotations

A lot of great players have won this honor and I am thankful for the support I have received from my parents, my teammates and my coaches in getting through some tough times.

I was once in their shoes, too. I remember when I was a freshman, I asked so many questions, I thought everybody was going to be like, 'Man, P., will you just quit asking me questions?' But they didn't say that. Those guys helped me out, so that's what I'm doing now to the younger guys here.

If you never really had any money, then what's another year to wait for it. As I've grown in college, you kind of learn to be patient. And if you do, good things will happen for you.

One thing you try not to do as a father, as a coach, is pressure your son to do something that you've done. You don't just keep saying, "this is what I've done, this is what I've done." You have to take a little piece at a time.

Trust that you can get back up and not give in. Ever.

I feel like as a linebacker or a D-lineman, any cut, it's a man sport -- be a man, hit me up high, Hit like rams. You don't see a ram going and cutting another ram's legs. They hit head to head, pad to pad.

Power isn’t just about going forward. It’s about not letting anything hold you back.

I feel blessed to be able to represent Chucky and will do my best to live up to the characteristics he possessed. I became familiar with his story when I was a freshman. He was a special person.

You can leave early and then come back to graduate, but if you do leave, you can't get that senior season back.