Top 117 Quotes & Sayings by Brian Urlacher - Page 2

I mean, all kinds of good memories against Favre. Even when we lost, it was fun playing against him.

I wouldn't want to be a DB in the NFL. They've got no chance. There's no contact down the field, but fans want to see points.

I know there are a lot of experts in the media - a bunch of smart guys out there who know exactly what they're talking about all the time. They don't know what they're talking about.

Marshawn, he's hard to tackle. I only played against him a couple of times. We did OK against him in Chicago when I was there.

My whole career, I was pretty much bald. So, people just got to know me as being a bald guy.

I've gotten into spats with coaches, players, as well. It's just what happens in the NFL.

People like to have fun, and what better way to have fun than go to a football or baseball or basketball game in Vegas?

If your quarterback can't make plays in certain situations for you to win games, he's not getting the job done.

Danieal Manning is a friend of mine, he was a teammate for five or six years, and that's the way it is.

It's just dumb that people think that. 'Why did you help that guy up after you tackled him?' Because I wanted to. What's the big deal? 'Butkus would have never done that.' Well, I'm not Dick Butkus. I'm Brian Urlacher, and sometimes I help people up.

Tarik Cohen, he's an exciting guy.

I'm a huge Ron Rivera fan, I played for Ron for three years in Chicago.

As a player, I just want to be remembered as a good teammate, that's it.

I don't give a crap about what fans or people say, they can kiss my butt.

When I started playing the game I was just worried about making that next tackle. Especially as a rookie, you're figuring out what you're doing and where you're supposed to be going, what the defense is, and trying not to make mistake.

I never would have thought, during my playing days, that there would be a team in Las Vegas.

Anything that's on Discovery or Nat Geo, I'm pretty much watching it.

We used to establish the run and wear teams down and try not to make mistakes, and we'd rely on our defense to keep us in the game and make big plays to put us in position to win. Kyle Orton might not be the flashiest quarterback, but the guy is a winner, and that formula worked for us.

You know, there are a lot of things that I really enjoy doing that you can get hurt doing. Driving a car, you can get into a wreck. I love to fly. You get on an airplane and you could die, too. When you step on a plane, it's your option to step on that plane because it could crash.

When you change defenses, it's the same thing a lot of times. But different terminology means different things in that new defense. So you have to get accustomed to that. You have to study. Get in your books and pay attention.

When the ball is snapped I want to tackle the other guy, the other team is my enemy.

You only notice long snappers when they screw up.

Jay Cutler is a first-round pick, had a great arm, etc. It's just - he's offense, I'm defense. We didn't get a chance to interact as much as we should have, maybe.

See I'm used to seeing myself with hair now, so it's not a big deal. Now when I see pictures of me bald I'm like 'ew.' But people are used to seeing me bald so when I'm walking around without the hat on, I see people doing a lot of double takes.

Football, we pretty much control what we do and how we react, and there are two days we couldn't, on the draft and on the selection for the Hall of Fame.

In Arizona, there's mountains behind my house.

I like playing with Lance. Lance Briggs is great.

Anytime you lose, nothing really matters except winning.

I may be one of the most competitive people you ever know. I want to win every snap, every game, even though it was not possible... it really wasn't about the conquest, it was about the challenge.

Yeah during the bye week I watch games. I usually do something with my family. We'll go away for a couple of days or something, but I definitely watch football on that Sunday afternoon.

I think they shouldn't allow cut blocks, because our knees are important to us, too. I know concussions are a big deal, too, but I think knee, cut blocks are a big deal, but that seems to be OK with the NFL. So they're not too concerned about safety, obviously.

I played defense, so I don't like when guys celebrate with dances and stuff.

There's no doubt in my mind I'll finish my career with the Bears. However that works out, it works out. I can't imagine playing anywhere else.

I'm not a big watch sports on TV guy unless it's football.

I know what being a star athlete means.

I spend a lot of time with my family and I ride my mountain bike almost every day.

My mom is my heart.

I've never been a big fan of me, me, me.

I wasn't the greatest technician when I played.

I've gotten a hundred pictures of guys making fun of me.

All I can do is go out there and play hard and try and help my team win, and that's what I'm going to keep doing.

I see things as they happen pretty quick, and I just go hit it.

You want to be the best at your position. And if people think of me as one of the best ever, that's the ultimate compliment.

You can call it ugly if you want, but I'd call it a win.

You know what we should do? We should just put flags on everybody. Let's make it the NFFL - the National Flag Football League. It's unbelievable.

But I hate the way our identity has changed. We used to establish the run and wear teams down and try not to make mistakes, and we’d rely on our defense to keep us in the game and make big plays to put us in position to win. Kyle Orton might not be the flashiest quarterback, but the guy is a winner, and that formula worked for us. I hate to say it, but that’s the truth.

You've got to be a little nasty out there. But most of the time, I'm having fun.

People don't think I'm big enough to be mean. I don't look big enough, but I am.

I like to think of myself as a regular guy, except I play football for a living. I try not to be an arrogant turd out there.

I lead by example. But if I get pissed enough, I'll say something. It usually isn't rah-rah; it's more complaining.

I love football in the rain. That is what it's all about.

I want to be remembered as a championship football player.

How great a life is this? To get to knock guys' heads off for 60 minutes and not get thrown in jail?

It's freaking football. There are going to be big hits. I don't understand how they can do this after one weekend of hitting. And I can't understand how they can suspend us for it. I think it's a bunch of bull.

If you play angry, you lose what you're supposed to do. On defense we just read our keys and play fast.

My mom is my heart. But my [step]dad was my role model, the hardest working man I ever knew.

Steve Smith, thats what happened to us. He just kept making plays. We had a plan. We never really doubled him. We ran a lot of Cover 2, and obviously that didnt work out too good for us.