Warrick Dunn Quotations

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.

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

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.

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,

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'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.

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.

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 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.

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.