Top 15 Quotes & Sayings by Gaines Adams

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Gaines Adams.

Last updated on November 22, 2024.

Gaines Adams was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football for Clemson University, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was drafted in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears of the NFL. Adams died unexpectedly in 2010 from a previously undetected heart condition.

American - Athlete | June 8, 1983 - January 17, 2010

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Coach Morris wasn't too hard on me, not at all. Being drafted where I was at, there were high expectations for me. I still have high expectations for myself.

Gaines Adams

Greg White got a boxer because I said I was getting one. I was talking about getting a boxer since before training camp.

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I like to have fun, but I also try to make time for my son.

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I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker.

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I love getting after that quarterback! That's my deal: sacking the quarterback.

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I feel like by me putting on a couple more pounds will help my game tremendously. Putting on 10-15 pounds will help me stop the run better and be a more dominant pass rusher.

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I want to be a great player. I don't want to play for the money. I don't want to play for fame. I'd just as soon no one knew who I was. I want to play football because it's football.

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Every day I went to work at Tampa, I gave it my all.

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Julius Peppers is a beast, man. I don't know how many pounds he outweighs me by... I still try to do things like him to make my game better.

Gaines Adams

First of all, I want to thank the Buccaneers for giving me the opportunity and for picking me in the draft. This is the nature of the beast, though, and this is a new start for me. I wish them the best of luck, and I am just glad to be a Bear.

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You know you've made your mark when you're on the cover of a videogame.

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It's funny, as a little kid, you look up to those guys who you play as in 'Madden,' and now to see myself in the game, it's an honor.

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Back home in South Carolina, you have a lot of little soul food restaurants you can run to and get some quick, decent food.

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It really doesn't matter to me whether it's defensive end or linebacker. I just want to play the game of football. I've been working on linebacker drills since I got out to Fischer Sports in Phoenix.

Gaines Adams

Julius Peppers is a beast, man. I dont know how many pounds he outweighs me by... I still try to do things like him to make my game better.

Gaines Adams