Top 58 Quotes & Sayings by LaDainian Tomlinson
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete LaDainian Tomlinson.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
A lot of people may know my face and know that I'm a good player on the football field, but they probably don't really know me as a person.
As long as you believe in Him, no matter what happens in your life, understand that it's all for a purpose.
My job is to let everybody know what I stand for and to let my light shine. I want to show others the way I live so that hopefully they follow. I can also tell about my experiences as a Christian so that I may help bring others to Christ.
I believe a lot of players that start to think about money - 'Oh my goodness; I'm up for a new contract' - they don't have a great season because they're thinking about all these different things. Do your business on the field, and everything takes care of itself.
I like to run fast but not drive.
Nobody wants to retire from football.
Sometimes when you're praised about something, sometimes it's deserved, and sometimes it's not deserved. Same thing with criticism. Sometimes the criticism is deserved, and sometimes it's not deserved.
People always say, and my family has said it to me, that you know who your real friends are when you're at your lowest point and you don't have a job or whatever.
Over the years as I went through a lot more things, I've gotten closer and closer to God as far as praying a lot more, being into the Word.
I don't think Christ becomes real to us until we hit a low point in our lives and realize just how much we need Him. That's why faith affects every area of your life.
As football players, our bodies know exactly what time of year it is and what we need to be doing.
I voted for Barack Obama.
I don't have to go to the weight room. I don't have to go work out if I don't want to.
I make sure I always give Him all the glory and praise, because I know that in one second, one game, one play, it could be all over.
It's brutal out on the football field.
Every time I touch the ball, I think I'm going to go all the way. I think I'm going to score a touchdown. I'm the runner I am because I think that I'm going to go all the way every single time I touch the ball.
I think at the end of the day, even though I didn't win a Super Bowl ring, I felt like I backed them up for drafting me. I backed up the San Diego Chargers for picking me with the fifth pick.
I love Le'Veon Bell.
The quicker you get acclimated to getting hit and being on the ground, it's better for you when the games start.
You earn the respect of your peers that you play against, and they don't trash talk you.
Faith is the biggest principle that the Bible teaches us.
When I approach guys in certain situations and talk to them about Christ, they know that I'm speaking to them in a way that's real.
People may remember something I did on the field for a couple of days, maybe a week.
Everything speeds up and it's blurry for a minute. But you've got to have a little patience sometimes to just find a soft spot. There's always a soft spot in the defense, and it's your job to find it.
I think every year you have something to prove.
I run with heart and determination, and that's what you can't measure-heart.
I knew I had to go out and perform. I had a lot of fans watching!
I'm passionate about the game of football.
In the NFL, everyone's attacking, so you have to be quicker in your decisions.
I'm going to make the playoffs. You can believe that. To never play in the playoffs, that will not be my legacy.
I take being a role model seriously.
Some people say I'm the best back in the NFL. That's what drives you: You want everyone saying there's no doubt who's the best.
I want to have a family and teach them the way to live their lives, pretty much the way I was raised, with a lot of love and the Lord. I want them to stay off the streets, and to have goals and dreams.
I think about my family first. I want my family to not want for anything. I would like to make sure they have no worries.
Faith is a strong word in my life. That's one thing my mother has always stressed to me.
With my size and speed, my ability to make moves and great vision, I'm sometimes feel like it's an unfair advantage over the defense.
Whenever something good happens to me, I try-it may sound kind of bad-to think a little negative. I just always try to keep myself grounded.
I would love to spend my whole career in Scan Diego because I accept the challenge of turning this team around.
I think the Patriots actually live by the saying, 'If you're not cheating, you're not trying.'
I am just a player trying to do what Im told.
You've got to earn respect as life goes on.
I've still got a lot left in the tank. I think people are starting to see I've got a lot left in the tank.
I keep my eyes wide open. Because trouble is out there.
I get stronger as the game goes on.
God has really blessed me with the ability to put me ahead of the class.
I'm inspired by my family, especially my mother.
I want to win a championship. I can't come on this team and demand to be a starter.
I like to think of myself as the running LT. I like to run up the middle and wear defenses down. It's more exciting in between the tackles.
You don’t have the same type of focus when you are undefeated.
The best all-around [running] back in the league is Jamaal Charles. He has the ability to hit a homerun from anywhere.
People there’s a new sheriff in town. One of the great running backs in line of Pittsburgh Steelers [and] his name is Le’Veon Bell. He’s on his way people.
I have to fit in. Wherever they want to use me, that's fine.
I believe in working hard all the time. I have faith that working hard is going to get me where I want to go.
I don't worry about things I can't control.
I guess the way I describe it is when basketball players talk about being in the zone and they feel like they can't miss. That's the way a running back feels when the game is in slow-motion. It feels like every cut is right, every run is going to be at least 10 yards. You see what the defense is doing. You know what they're trying to do to you. It's awesome.
I've been dealing with being overlooked my whole life.
I know how to rebuild a team. I know how to step in and work hard.
Rex brings out the macho talk and tells everyone this is what we're going to be and what we're going to do. And you see what happened. The players did it. It worked.
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