Top 93 Quotes & Sayings by Frank Gore

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Frank Gore.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Frank Gore

Franklin Gore Sr. is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. A member of the San Francisco 49ers during most of his career, he ranks third in NFL career rushing yards. His career was also noted for longevity, a rare trait with his position, and he holds the league record for games played by a running back.

When you hear coaches say your son is good, sometimes you think they are just saying it because it's you.
I train with young guys in the offseason just to be honest and keep myself sure, to let myself know if I'm ready or will I be ready.
My neighborhood, Coconut Grove, we always played in the streets. It was corner against corner. We all had football teams. Different neighborhoods. — © Frank Gore
My neighborhood, Coconut Grove, we always played in the streets. It was corner against corner. We all had football teams. Different neighborhoods.
Defensive guys don't really understand. It's totally different for offense. Defensive guys are convinced they know us but they just don't understand. Quarterbacks have so much that they have to read and adjust to. They have to look at everybody on the defense. It's totally different for the offense.
But I look at Anquan Boldin the same. If you watch us, we're similar players. We're not the fastest, we're not the biggest, but we get it done. I think we're just football players.
I don't put nothing past no man who ever played the game of football.
How I pick running backs, I always go off what situation they're in. I look at guys and what they had around them.
My first time playing running back in a real game, I had eight touchdowns.
I don't really have a best friend.
As long as I stay consistent as my career goes, I'm good with it.
You think about when I went to Miami. I played as a freshman, I go in and compete to be a starter, I tear my ACL. Come back, I start, I get off to a good couple of games and I get hurt again. You hear everybody saying, 'Oh, he's done.' I get drafted in the third round. People still said I got drafted too high, saying I'll only play three years.
When I'm done, whenever I feel like I'm done, I'm going to come back and retire as a Niner.
I'm not selfish. — © Frank Gore
I'm not selfish.
When training camp comes, all the guys in my running back room will see how hard I go every day.
I'm going to be a Niner, you know, I've been there - that's who drafted me, gave me the opportunity to come into this league, to be a professional ball player, and I was there 10 years, man.
My son going to college is a big milestone.
I just always told myself that I can never get big-headed if I become successful.
I set my goals high.
I want to make sure I'm not the last NFL player to come out of the Grove.
When something you love gets taken away, it hurts you.
Once I got into the league, I liked to watch LaDainian Tomlinson. He was nice, man. Quick, strong, great eyes, able to catch the ball.
I can't really grip the ball with my left hand.
I don't care what age I am. If I continue to train and feel good and enjoy the locker room and this organization wants me and I feel I can do it, I'm going to do it, no matter what my age.
You can be talented, but having great talent isn't enough. You have to work every day or someone will pass you up.
I want to make an impact.
I've been doubted my whole life, especially coming out of college with the injuries I had.
I've been blessed to play 15 years.
I love when people tell me what I can't do.
When you think about retiring, you're done. You already checked out.
I don't want to just be part of a team, I want to help a team, and I don't want anyone to say I rode the bench to get a ring.
My coaches respect me - the way I come to work, practice and play.
I want to show guys that when they get up in age, if you love the game and you go out and work hard, it shouldn't matter what age you are.
I'm better learning by somebody showing me something. I got to see and then do it. You can't be scared to ask for help.
I try my best when I get an opportunity and my number gets called.
People said I would be in the league for two to three years and then I would be done. I have been blessed to keep going, and also have success.
My first goal was to play in the NFL.
I take it one game at a time, one year at a time.
When I see a guy on the football field huffing and puffing, I know I got an advantage over him. — © Frank Gore
When I see a guy on the football field huffing and puffing, I know I got an advantage over him.
I've been through so much. I mean, after an ACL, you have to learn how to walk again, how to run again, you have to get your head strong again.
I could've easily gone the other way, but luckily, I had football and the dream to play in the NFL so I could do something positive with my life.
I tried the Xenith helmet later in my career and immediately wished I had done it earlier. It was comfortable, secure, and allowed me to perform without distractions.
I have young guys come up to me after games and say they want to train with me and they don't know how I do it. It's God, it's training and it's love for the game.
When I went to high school, my whole neighborhood, they followed me. They wanted to see me be successful.
I'm not the fastest guy, but when it comes to agility, getting in and out of cuts and seeing something and going to get it, I do my best to make sure that's on point.
My first year playing Pop Warner football, my mom had to change my birth certificate because I was too young. I was 5, I think, and you were supposed to be 6.
As long as I'm healthy and feeling good, I will compete with anybody.
I'm not scared of any man.
When you come from Miami, you're used to winning. — © Frank Gore
When you come from Miami, you're used to winning.
I'm from Miami, you know, when you're a child, you always want to play in front of your hometown.
If I feel like I can't play ball anymore, I'll stop that day. I'm not a fool. I respect the game too much.
Some guys go to different teams and as they get older, they just want to ride the coattail of the younger guys. I don't want to do that.
When you go up against the best of the best, you're ready for any type of competition.
I know that every team likes a guy who's going to try their best and work very hard.
To be able to be mentioned with guys like Emmitt, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin and my man LaDainian Tomlinson, it's a blessing.
My kids get to see me every day.
I don't like attention.
My mom, how she raised me, my brothers, my cousins, when I was a kid with one bedroom for 12 people... You think about all that, and God blessed me to get somewhere and do something I love and do something I've done since I was a kid. And blessed me with the talent to do it.
I'm not a talker. But I will show in practice the way I work and the way I love the game.
Before I got injured, football was very easy, I didn't have to work out.
Every time I got opportunities, I did something with it.
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