Shawne Merriman Quotations

When he left the game, it gave us more of an edge. They tried to hit us two times for big plays. When they finally figured out they weren't going to beat us with 60 or 70-yard plays, they had to change their game.

Nobody has said anything about it and I feel pretty good. It's just this dang swelling. I can grab weights and stuff like that. I feel fine, it's just a matter of that swelling.

I got tripped up and got my knee driven straight into the ground. I'm feeling pretty good now. They just didn't want to risk it. I actually asked to go out in the second half and play.

I don't care where they line me up. I just want to get out there and get after people. Hopefully, I can get things down and we can find some ways to keep people guessing where I'm coming from.

Hopefully the real big one is coming, ... where someone is still laying there when I walk away.

He was telling me I was practicing good all week and moving good, but he was telling me he doesn't know at this point,

I wouldn't be paying what I'm going to end up paying just for LaVar's number.

You know what I want to do, ... but at the end of the day they have to do what's best for the team. . . . I'll have to see what happens.

We're a team with speed. We come around the edge and we get a lot of pressure on the quarterback.

We're a team with speed. No matter what the conditions are, we have to go out and get pressure, but it was a little tougher today than it is usually. The footing out there was horrible.

We're a team that really defies the odds. We game planned against them all week and it worked.

We're a team that really defies the odds.

We had to get him out of the pocket. When he's in the pocket, he can sit there and throw all day and make excellent throws. Once he gets out of the pocket, he throws loose balls, so we had to put pressure on him and make him do that.

I've been feeling good since Monday. If I don't play, it's just their decision. You know what I want to do. But at the end of the day they have to do what is best for the team.

I've seen them play some, and they're good players.

It would take two armies and two naval bases to keep me from playing Dallas,

That's how you get him off balance. We had to get him out of the pocket. Once he's out, he throws loose balls.

You've seen guys that size. And you've seen guys that can run. But when you put the size and the speed together, and then he's a very competitive young man. He has the physical skills. But this is a game, as we all know, that goes far beyond that.

A lot of adrenaline, running around, running into people, knocking them down, probably some of our own guys getting knocked down. Tell you what, if I see him coming toward the sideline, I'm getting out of the way. He's got a lot of pent-up energy and adrenaline going.

They game-planned us pretty good. They came out with the quick passes, and that caught us off guard.

The No. 1 thing is to fly around and make something happen and keep working hard. I feel so good right now. Everything finally healed up.

Once I get everything down pat, ... I can't wait to get out here and put that 'Lights Out' hit on a couple people.

I just couldn't wait to play my first preseason game. I just need to get used to the flow of the game because the speed is definitely different from college.

A lot of the things I've done for charity and the money I've given will never be talked about in the media. I'd rather it be that way, because I don't do it for the media. Of course, having celebrities and media there at events helps bring attention to the need, but seeing the looks on peoples' faces when they receive help is why I really do it.

I had a lot of ups and downs. I always said that if I were in a position to give back, I would and I have. As my name became bigger, I started giving. You want to make that connection with people who are less fortunate. It keeps you in touch with reality. When you become a successful individual, and have a thousand tasks going on, you forget that there are people in need. It keeps me grounded.

I picked up business skills along the way, but there are things you learn at school like speaking the language of business so you can speak with CEOs.

I think that people should find a niche that will work. I have friends growing up who sat around playing video games for hours after school, and now they work for the video game industry. People need to find a niche so it doesn't feel like a job anymore. When I'm working on the "Lights Out" brand, it's fun. It's not work.

Don't be afraid to start out small. You see tech companies selling for millions, but you shouldn't be afraid to start small and grow it. I work closely with my employees. I don't believe in things working if you're not passionate about things.

Everything is not going to go right, not just on the field but also in business. There were times I was injured on the field and could not play for a year or more. It was easy to quit and say, "I can't do it anymore." It taught me I can bounce back. It's the same in business.

I came down the long road, even before I got here. Just to be where I am today is already a positive in my life. But to have something like this happen to me as well, I'm speechless.

It's a wonderful feeling that I get a chance to play with some of the best players in the world.

Football is the love of my life. I would never say I don't want to play. Somebody could say that this game is meaningless. Who is it meaningless to? I guess people who are watching the game? Or the people who are playing it? It's definitely not meaningless to us.