Top 81 Quotes & Sayings by Ezekiel Elliott - Page 2

Once you make that first mistake, it kind of clears up everything, and everything can come to you.

When you let those defensive backs know that you're a physical player, they don't really want to tackle. That's it. That's why you see me get a hurdle every game. Those guys don't want to tackle me when I get to the second level.

During the game, there has to be a moment where you have to set the tone. You have to let them know that you're a physical player.

You can't go out and press. That's when you're going to make mistakes. Just act like you've done it before.

Honestly, when I'm out there, I really don't even think about them as guys with names. I look at them as numbers.

Honestly, the type of runner I am, I'm a physical guy, and I try to set the tone early in the game, so you're going to see it a lot in the first and second quarter.

I live for the high expectations.

You don't want to attack one game more than another.

It just helped going to work every day, knowing that you're going to work with guys that believe in you; you're going to work for guys that believe in you. You want to perform for them.

In playoff football, you've got to be physical. You've got to run the ball.

The way I approach things is that I'm a physical player.

The money between the first pick and the 10th pick - that's a big difference! That's like a $10-million-dollar difference.

I'm going to finish my runs hard, and I'm going to try to set the tone.

I'm going to go out there and do what I do and play football, and everything will work out.

It should be about this team, and it should be about these guys. It should be about our relationship. It shouldn't be about records.

I'm a great inside and outside runner.

Once you make a mistake, it's kind of in your head what you need to do and what exactly is going on.

You kinda got to embrace expectations, but it's not something I pay attention to.

Every play, I'm trying to get as many shots on the opposing team as I can, so when you get to the fourth quarter, they obviously don't want to be on the field anymore.

We want to play a physical game and impose our will on people.

I don't think, as a player, I have a weakness on the field. I've done a great job of becoming good at everything, so I think that's what separates me.