Matt Hasselbeck Quotations

There are definitely enough resources of people that have been there. Even guys on our team that have been there and played in this game, and I guess you just have to listen and try to learn what you can from those types of people.

We appreciate the fact that we get to play at home.

We're been practicing with the new balls and it kind of made my arm sore because they're a little different.

We're ready to go. If the game was tomorrow, we've got the game plan.

We know you guys are new, we don't care, and we're not going to get ultra-conservative. We believe in you guys and we're going to let you make plays.

We know what needs to happen to get it done. We'll see you in September.

We actually felt we had the momentum after that. It was good for our offense.

We have played to earn respect, and the way you earn respect is by going out and winning the next game you play. That approach has helped us get here. I don't know too much about Pittsburgh and what their year has been like. Let's just go out and take care of business. It sounds like that is the sort of formula that has helped them get here, too.

The Pro Bowl. But I don't feel like playing right now.

Last year, the first two games we didn't play well offensively. For whatever reason we just hadn't clicked. It will come around. I still feel good about what we have done and where we are at.

Seneca is a talent, we all know that. That definitely was a spark for us.

So instead of compressing it and having a lot of pressure, it allows it to ... I don't know why, actually. I have no idea why it works. I just know it helps my arm.

Shoot, I kind of think we are still in shock, really.

Miscommunication. Usually, that is a wide receiver running that. I was thinking one thing and Jerramy was thinking another.

No disrespect at all, ... but we expected to win this game. I've been on teams and gone in places where I'm not sure everyone felt that way. We're more confident than we've ever been.

One of the things was that I don't scramble on second down. Like I have any care or thought about what down it is when I decide to scramble.

Obviously, when those guys are playing well, it makes my job easier. The system that we have here, it's just able to click when those guys are doing their jobs.

More than anything, you're just trying to execute each play as it's called and have good tempo, have good rhythm, have good enthusiasm.

My dad has been a huge influence on my life. He's been injured, drafted into the NFL. He's started, been benched, cut and traded. I've watched how he's gone through those good times and bad times.

No, I don't really care. Either way, it's going to be a tough game. Whoever it is, I'm just glad we get to play it at our place. It will be fun to watch and let everybody beat each other up.

Obviously, he brings a lot to our offense. He's one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. He's had a great year when he's been out there and he's a playmaker. So having his athleticism and his speed and quickness on the field, I think is going to be a breath of fresh air for our offense.

My teammates and I have just seen a glimpse of what it would be like to win a world championship. And as hard as it is right now -- 'cause it's hard right now -- we know what needs to happen to get it done, and I can promise you that we are all going to do everything we can do to get it done next year. Thank you for your support this year!

I was telling someone that this was the best I felt before a game, ... Tonight was great. I'm happy that the drive went so well.

I wouldn't say we didn't miss a beat, it's not the same with those guys out. But we all had confidence in those guys that they would play well ... and those guys played great.

I would say I'm very surprised it went down the way it did. I thought it was a possibility, but when I left for vacation, I definitely didn't think I would come back as not a member of the Titans. But we had a difference of the opinion somewhere along the way.

I don't know. We've got the Pro Bowl coming up, and maybe that will help get that bad taste out of our mouth. But right now this is tough to swallow.

I don't know. We could take a halftime and do the orange slices and all that kind of stuff. I'm not worried about it.

I'm a little bit in shock right now. Standing up on that podium, raising that NFC championship trophy, in front of our stadium - totally full - it's definitely a dream come true.

I'm almost embarrassed. I took two years of French in high school, and I hadn't the slightest clue what he was saying.

I have a joke for you, Gilbert. There?s three kinds of people in the world: There?s those who know how to count and there?s those who don?t.

I feel like I played a game yesterday, ... Thats what it feels like.

I can think of a lot of great quarterbacks that never won the Super Bowl. It's not something that I'm hung up on.

I don't think anyone was really that surprised, at least in our locker room. I don't think anyone was really surprised how some of those guys did.

I enjoy it and I love it. I'll watch the AFC games and I'll watch the NFC games. Sometimes it's fun to be a fan, too.

He had another incredible play against Detroit on a screen. I've watched all their games and he's great every game.

He had some strong words for our offensive team and they were justified, ... He has very high expectations for us and me personally. It's nothing that we need to get all upset about. It's true, we've got to play better.

He had some strong words for our offensive team and they were justified.

He has been great and very supportive and patient. To have him as an owner, the way he treats us and the way he gets excited for the game is great.

He has been around. He understands how defenses work, how coverages work. He finds the openings.

He has a very, very interesting story. I don't think many of us on the team knew much about him.

He had it in his head the way things should be done, and if they weren't done that way, he wasn't going to stand for it.

He is definitely a threat that people are aware of at all times.

He doesn't get the respect that he probably deserves. He's a great player for us and always has been since I've been here.

Having Darrell back is big. He adds that little something to our offense. To have him as another weapon on our offense is big.

Having Darrell back is big. He adds a little something to our offense. He's very quick. He's very explosive. He's been the most productive receiver ever since I've been here, and even before that. To have him as another weapon on our offense is big.

He looked great. He looked like the old 82.

Henning wanted me to change my passing techniques, and I just couldn't do it. I think that was the reason he played another guy and not me.

What else is he going to do? You can only play so much golf, or do so much hunting.

When he went down, their guys were excited and our crowd answered back in a great way with kind of an MVP chant. It was good for our offense and we felt we actually had the momentum after that.

What you find is that the better you are at listening, the better friend you are, the better person you are, the better player you become.

What you can learn from this guy is the thing people call intangibles like his leadership style and the way he motivates guys around him. The way he has the ability to intimidate the opponent without saying a word. He's one of a kind.

Had I been a first-round pick -- which never would have happened -- and they made me play, I wouldn't have done any good. I would have been bad. So I wasn't ready. So it's kind of a blessing in disguise for me.

His numbers are incredible. If I had a fantasy team, he would probably be my first pick at the quarterback position. He is a huge guy, physically intimidating.

His speech was about the practice-squad guys on our team, and what they've meant to our team. These guys don't get to go out there and play, and yet they have busted their butt for a chance for us to be successful.

He's been very successful early in his career, and his numbers are incredible. If I had a fantasy team, he'd probably be my first pick at quarterback. He's a huge guy, physically intimidating. He moves well and is fun to watch. I respect his game and love the way he plays.

He's been a little hands-on in running the team. He's smart to let the football people he's hired run the team.

He was going through a really, really tough thing. I saw him right before he approached coach Holmgren, and he was real shook up.

He's playing, as far as I'm concerned. Why wouldn't you? It's a big game.

I actually made that up so Kenny just would think we did. Sorry.

He was a great tight end. I bet him 100 bucks that he'd play tight end for us some day, and I lost the bet. I paid him 100 bucks. I wrote him a check. When I did it, it was more of 'You're a heck of an athlete. Whatever you put your mind to, you can get it done.' That's really what I was trying to say.

He didn't have to be that guy. He was my backup and he was the most supportive guy on the team.

He can't use that excuse anymore that he's got a thankless job. He can actually do something good and get noticed for it.

You have to find him on every play. On every play.

Knowing Chike -- he's a guy with a great pass rush and he's got a motor -- I don't think any quarterback gets excited about going up against him. I think our guys, hopefully, will be up to the task.

Ken Lucas was screaming to the other side, 'Quarterback is in the game. Watch the throw, watch the trick play. When we snapped the ball, he was maybe not fully ready to cover because of that.

I think it's important to be that way.

I thought we really could do much better than we were today. I know that will get fixed.

I think the biggest thing was how well our defense was playing and how our crowd was into (the game).

It is good to know that he is heading in the right direction, and we can focus on what we need to focus on.

I think we have a group that gets it more than we have in the past.

I think that gave us a lot of confidence, doing that on the road, at their place, a loud, hostile environment. I think that was a stepping stone for us, maybe a little bit of a confidence-booster for our team.

I think it's something I can deal with because it's my non-throwing shoulder. It feels really stiff right now because I just iced it.

It got to the point where I was taking chances - and that was a chance I shouldn't have taken.

It had to be 90 percent Steelers fans out there.

I think that was the first car accident I've ever been in. I was a little bit startled.

It is hard when he is not able to practice. Even though there is that chemistry there, it is still tough. Having him back, and really having the whole team back, was great.

I think every team I have been on you have a group of guys that are really helping pull the team in the right direction. Then you have a couple guys that are pulling it in a wrong direction. Everybody else is sort of on the fence,

Our focus was on this year and this team. The team in this locker room is better than the one that played last year.

Our fans have been great. That crowd noise, people underestimate it, but it's important and our fans take a lot of pride in that, too. They're a part of this, they're a real part of this thing.

Our fans have been fantastic. They are a part of this thing.

Other than that, I would have to agree. He has been a team guy this year.

Robbie's here, he's earned it, it's a great honor. We joke about it at home, but he's got to be the leader of the offensive line out here.

Part of me wants to enjoy it, and part of me knows we have a game coming up. Raising that trophy in front of our fans was a dream come true.

Part of me really wants to enjoy this right now. But I'm kind of in shock right now. I hope people took a lot of pictures. We've got another game coming up. Standing on that podium, holding up that championship trophy in front of the fans...it was really a dream come true.

Part of me really wants to enjoy it, and part of me realizes that we have another game coming up. I hope people are taking a lot of pictures so we can look back on it. I'm a little bit in shock right now. It's a great feeling, but I'm kind of at a loss for words.

Part of me feels like we were just happy to be there back then and if we won it would just be an added bonus. I don't think that's the case on this team. This team talks about it less, but in a funny way, we believe it more. Back then we talked about it more and believed it less. I like it better this way.

Some of us Seahawks feel that we let the NFC down this past week. So we've got to step it up a little bit. We owe these guys.

Some of those people are former players here. Some are coaches that have been around or people in the building. Or maybe it's just some of the people from Seattle who have followed the team since 1976. It would mean a great deal to them.

Some people are into ball control. We're into yards and points. Tempo is our thing.

My only eligible receivers were on that side of the field and I didn't have enough on the ball.

Looking back, I'm not sure anybody would've predicted such a good rebound after that game.

Like we've all seen, Shaun Alexander plays his best games in the spotlight.

I was happy to be in the NFL, living the dream. I'd get to play in the preseason when Brett would play a series or two and I got to play a quarter and a half and my whole family would come to town for the game. They never wanted tickets for the playoff games or the regular-season games, just the preseason games.

I think most of us are just really worried for him. You realize that the choices you make are important and there are consequences to some decisions -- and that off-the-field issues are very important.

I think most of us are just really worried for him. It's one of those things where you don't expect it to happen to you or to anybody you know.

I thought I had it. It was a real bad break for us when Bobby ran into the official.

I'm in a little bit of shock right now. It's a great feeling.

That was fun n a little sloppy at times, but some of the most exciting plays I've seen all year. Coach Fox promised, by the end of the week, 'We'll put a smile on your face.' All the Seattle guys were smiling.

That was fun -- a little sloppy at times, but some of the most exciting plays I've seen all year.

That's unfortunate because, in the biggest game of your life, you want to play with the balls you've been playing with all season.