Rod Smith Quotations

We want to tread lightly on the planet,

We're a team. We just have a bunch of guys that love to play football, and we're playing together and for each other each and every week. 'Do it for me, I'm doing it for you.' That's our thing.

I've been wanting to do this since I was 10 years old,

It helps us physically and mentally because we play well at home. And you want other teams to come to your place with that doubt that 'They play well at home.' It doesn't mean everything. I've been in the playoffs where we've lost at home against Jacksonville (in the 1996 season) and I didn't get off the couch for three months.

It heats up a week before, then two days before. Then it gets ridiculous during the last couple of minutes. Sometimes the phone rings at the last minute with some crazy ideas, but I don't like operating that way.

We gave them way more opportunities than they needed, and they took advantage of them.

It all comes down to Wins -- whether it's one point or 30 points, that's what it comes down to.

It's always the captain's job to have 10 plans ready at all times, ... We're ready for surprises. It's not really an adventure unless you encounter a few surprises along the way.

We had a customer, old Col. Franklin. His doctor was in Los Angeles and his house was on Balboa Island. His big decision was, should he move closer to his doctor or stay close to the gas station so we could take care of his cars! That's the kind of station Jim ran.

That's Mike (Shanahan's) deal. I was still in depression mode until I came over here from the regular season, so a lot of those things like that don't really effect me right now, so I don't worry about it.