Warrick Dunn Quotations

We'd have a list of charities, and say, 'These are the ones that effective. Which ones do you want to do?' This lets guys vote on where they want to put money, and we can put money in different areas, ... Guys want to see where the money's going to be used, not just that you're giving it to somebody and one half's going to overhead and one's half going someplace else. They want to know that it's being used and used right.

We really had to wear down a great front four. Their guys are beasts, but ... that drive was a monster.

We want to make teams put seven in the box and back those safeties up. It's coming.

Lorenzo and I had a great conversation. I told him that I didn't think that he got an opportunity to show the coaches and the world the type of running back and football player that I think he has a chance to develop into. I saw it a lot this season, and after the season I told him I thought he should stay in school.

Of course there is, ... If we can go through a game and not have any negative plays and we can always gain 4 yards on each run, then I think we're doing something. We're not there yet.

My grandmother didn't want to come to Atlanta; she wanted to stay home, ... I said, 'If anything happens, call me.' Everything has been OK so far. I have family in New Orleans. I hadn't talked to them. Some of the people I know went to Mississippi. Some went to Texas.

I can look in their eyes and see it. That's the best feeling I can have. ... I know I didn't effect their lives just today, but it carries on for years and years to come.

I get overshadowed a lot, and that's frustrating for me that I do get overshadowed because of what I do off the field,

If someone knows me and they have a friend that's there, I've gotten a phone call.

We just have to be, not just a little bit, but a lot better in the passing game than we've done in the past. It's going to get to the point where we're going to have to be a lot better.

I think team-wise it helps me and the way they're trying to utilize me with touches and everything else, it helps me for the long haul, ... Our system works because every guy knows his role and does his job. It's not just me.

Overall, we were balanced offensively. We made some plays in the passing game to continue drives, and I think that was important. But overall we had a lot of things we need to work on and improve on.

Some of that was Mike, but it was also guys making catches. You've got to catch the ball to make the quarterback look good.

You look back on the numbers and you can say it means a lot, but I just go out and play. The more carries you get, it helps. ... You have to be patient.

The players love him, ... He's young, energetic. He gets in your face. He's a guy who can challenge you, but do it in the right way. Guys respect that. You have to take chances to play well and to win games. He thinks like us. So when you see that, you kind of respect that and you want to go out and play for him.

We've been like the pioneers for the younger, smaller guys that come into the league now. What we've done over the years is shown that we can play and sustain at a high level. To have both of us here at the Pro Bowl, that says a lot about guys who aren't 230, 240. It says that all you need to do is go out and play hard and be determined.

We've got a good system in place. Guys know their roles, and we've got a capable backup. If Mike isn't 100 percent, then Matt will step right in.

This year, he's been sitting in the pocket a little bit more and making some nice passes. But he has to also get consistent with his passes and he knows that, but he's always going to get criticized for something.

You feel like you're underappreciated and undervalued all the time. Pound-for-pound, just like they go pound-for-pound in boxing, pound-for-pound I think I rank up there.

I've been through so much that I know when it's time to work, work. When you're away, take care of other things,

It would have been hard for me to come back if I went down.

These women can't be my mother, ... In a sense, I live through them. My dreams come through them.

I've always told people that if I get an opportunity to carry the ball enough I'll pick up yards.

As a team, we just didn't come out well.

A lot of guys gave a lot, and all I can do is say thank you. But it's not for me, it's for those families in the southern coastal region that were affected.

A lot of guys around the league get 20-plus carries, and they rack up yards,

At first, I thought about $10,000 because right now people need money, ... Everybody's going to try to send clothes, food, but people need money so they can start getting back on their feet. People don't have jobs, clothes on their back. People have lost everything, but I think guys can afford to donate $5,000. There's a lot of guys that make a lot of money.

It's always good when some of their best players are not in the game, obviously, but I don't think for us that we look at it like that. They pay guys to come in and make plays. I don't care who it is. Those guys come in and expect to play at a high level.

It was just so surreal, all of the things that we saw and that we experienced,

I'm drained a little bit and I've been really up and down emotionally. It's not just my family, but all my friends and their families. They're homeless. We have to try to help them figure out what to do next. The have to start over. I need to rest my mind.

I love doing what I'm doing off the field, but you want to get recognized on the field and get respect. People are in need and it's good to help people move forward, but on the field, I want people to understand I am a vital part of the offense and this team and that they need me.

I'm probably about 90 percent. I really don't have pain, but I'm not 100 percent confident.

I just think we can have a long-lasting effect on people's lives if we can do things together instead of as individuals, ... I just felt like when you're sitting at home and everyone's calling you and everyone's pretty much in distress, it's like, 'I have to do something.'

I just tried to tell them that if we do things together we can touch more people and get more done. A lot of people around the country have done a lot of things, but you never know if it's enough. ... It's not just homes. They need to rebuild their lives.

He's a guy who can take over a game like that. He's not the biggest guy. He's not the strongest guy. He's just a guy who overcame the odds.

I can definitely give more than $5,000. I am, ... But this is not just about me. It's about getting everyone involved.

You could tell right then and there, we were going to come out and play, and that no matter what happened both teams were going to leave it on the field.

The uncle, the one that nobody one knew where he was at, is in Baton Rouge, ... We're still looking for some cousins. My grandfather he came up. It's just a blessing, but I have so many family members that have just lost everything. Their homes and everything. I have a bunch of friends that are just traumatized. There's still a lot of people they haven't heard from. Their family members, parents, kids separated from their moms.

This is a huge, huge game. Is it the Super Bowl? Not yet, but it's a playoff game.

You've got 11 guys coming at you with their heads peeled back, wanting to knock you out. You have to be crazy.

The line has to make their calls, like who they've got if a safety comes up.