Top 81 Quotes & Sayings by Ezekiel Elliott
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Last updated on December 22, 2024.
That's something I kind of started Week 1, so when it got to where I'm getting a little beat up, I have a routine already for getting my body back together. Just getting in the cold tank, making sure you're getting massages.
I'm just trying to go out each week and get better. I just have to be patient, and it's going to happen.
The more you see, the more you're going to learn. Just got to take advantage of the opportunity and get ready to play ball.
With every rep, you're going to get better.
I think I'm a guy who's going to work and work hard from Day 1, and I think I'm a guy who brings a lot of versatility to the position.
I hate to lose more than I love winning, and I'm coming to Dallas to win a Super Bowl.
It would be special, just to know I had the best rookie season a running back has had in this league, especially a record that's been however old it is.
Nobody's expectations are going to be more than mine.
I think at Ohio State, we're professional athletes in Columbus.
I think I'm a guy who is going to come in and work hard from Day One.
I feel blessed. All the great running backs that have come through Ohio State - Archie Griffin, Eddie George, Beanie Wells - I'm happy that I was able to carry on that lineage this season.
I take pride in being a jack of all trades.
To me, a good running back is a good defense. A good running back helps you keep your defense off the field.
I think actually it's kind of sad because something I looked forward to just getting to the NFL growing up was just being able to have more fun, the rules loosen up, being able to celebrate.
There's only one professional team in Columbus, the Blue Jackets, but Ohio State is a football state.
Winning the Super Bowl would be way more special than the rookie rushing record.
I've worked on my game, and I don't think it has any holes, no weaknesses. I say that with humility because you can always work to get better. But I run inside, I run outside, and I'm just not a guy you have to take off the field for certain packages.
I think I have great hands out of the backfield.
My job is to go out there and play football. My job is to go out there and win football games.
I'm a great pass catcher. I'm excellent in pass protection, which is the most important thing. You can't play, you can't get on the field if you don't protect that franchise quarterback.
You definitely have to think of the perception of things before you actually do certain things. It may not seem like it's a big deal to you yourself, but there's a bigger picture.
Witten was my guy. I stayed in Wit's hip pocket and did everything I could to learn from him, learn how to be a pro.
Ohio means a lot to me. Kinda like a second home, just the memories I have here and the fans I made while at Ohio State with the things that I accomplished at that great university.
The NCAA has its rules. It's our job to abide by them.
I'm not going to change; I'm going to keep grinding. I'm going to do all I can to win.
The best way to learn is getting out there, getting reps, and making mistakes.
You can't really sit around when you're sore. You've got to get up and work all that lactic acid out.
What's a priority is going out there and winning ballgames every week.
I wasn't going to play on defense in college.
If we go out there, and we play well and win football games, all the good stuff will come with it. It's not my job to worry about something I can't control.
I'm a guy who can play all three downs, and I excel in all areas of the game.
I wouldn't say I'm a victim of high expectations. The expectations are going to be there.
I'm a guy that can play three downs. You don't have to take me off the field. I value blocking.
I have a lot of great players around me. I have the best O-line in football. It's what's expected.
The criticism is what I expect, honestly, because I'm criticizing myself every day when I come in here and watch that film. I'm trying to get better.
Whoever wins MVP, whoever wins whatever those awards are, that's not my decision.
I think I probably have one of the easiest jobs in America. I get to run behind the best O-line in America.
You can't win every game, so I've just got to get back to work and get better next week.
I just don't like how long the jersey is. I don't like to tuck it in, so I like to tuck it up under.
I'm a versatile guy. I'm a third-down back.
I understand what's expected of me. I understand the lineage for the running back position of the Dallas Cowboys.
We've talked before what is important is week in, week out, getting wins and getting better.
This is a physical game, and that's how you have to play. When you do that, the defense eventually gets tired of tackling you.
I am tired of hearing about Coach Harbaugh; I think he needs to get in check with reality because, at the end of the day, you can't talk smack about a rivalry when you haven't won a rivalry game. You got to win ballgames to be able to talk behind it.
I think it's just a chemistry thing, feeling each other out. The more you play with each other, the better it's going to be.
That's just how I live my life. That's how I was raised: to demand excellence out of myself.
It's always great to get more reps.
I obviously love to run the ball.
I want to go play behind that great offensive line they have down in Dallas.
Notre Dame was my dream school growing up. But in recruiting, they had some other plans, what position they wanted me to play.
I think I do deserve more than 11 carries. I think I really do.
I've given it all from my combine to my pro day to my meetings with teams.
I just like the ball in my hands whether I'm running it or catching it.
When we go out there, we have fun, but we get to work, and I think we're at our best when we're having fun. Having fun is key.
We should be able to have a little more fun. I think it's entertainment to the fans.
Trust your landmark and run through the smoke. It's going to open up eventually.
I'm focused on going out and winning ballgames. Focused on getting better with the team every week.
I think they're taking a little bit of the fun out of this pro game.
I'm a guy who expects a lot from himself.
I think I've been doing a good job of just making sure that I'm taking care of my body.
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