David Castillo Quotations

When you've lost something, and you find it again, it has so much more meaning.

We're just not the same team we were. It really hurts us. We have so many guys banged up, unable to play, or playing hurt.

We've got guys picking each other up when we make mistakes instead of getting down on each other. In year's past, you had too many situations of offense versus defense.

We were considered the weak link last September. This year, it's the opposite.

I don't known what it is about Miami, but we just can't kick field goals here. You can't get as many penalties as we had and expect to beat a team like Penn State. I was just penalty after penalty after penalty. We could have had a lot more chances to score.

I expected to play for three or four national titles, to be honest with you.

We've faced adversity all season. Every time we've faced adversity, we've risen to the challenge and became stronger as a team and I see no reason why that will not happen again.

He's always in our meeting rooms watching film. Even after everybody has gone home, he's sitting there watching film. I try to get on him a little bit because he's his hardest critic. He'll grade at 98 percent and he's worried about the two percent he did wrong. He beats himself up over it, but that's what makes great players. He will definitely be a great player before he leaves here.

He's always been his toughest critic. He'll grade out at 97 percent and he's sitting there worrying about the 3 percent he did wrong. That's what makes great athletes and great people, in general, when you're worried about getting better. You're aiming at perfection.

We lost that game and I saw the Miami players laughing and crying. I didn't understand it at the time. Now I do.

He was pressing too much. I've told him to just relax. He's a great quarterback. He did great things in high school. He just has to relax out here and have fun.

He wants us to believe in what we're doing and if we're just out there throwing the ball and everybody wants to be running it and you don't believe in the play, you're not going to be successful.

He could grade out at 98 percent and he's not worried about the 98 percent he did well. He's worried about the 2 percent he didn't do well. ... Even when he's having great games, he's hard on himself. And when he has bad games, he's even harder.

It almost seemed like destiny, ... We get two blocked punts - how many times does that ever happen? We just didn't make anything happen.

I think it's like father, like son. They're both very good with players, they're both players' coaches. When they want something done, it's gonna get done. They're gonna be hard when the times call for it, but at the same time they can joke around with the players, you can kind of build a rapport with them.

I think, by far, he's exceeded expectations. He's made his share of mistakes but he's definitely done a lot of great things, and it's only going to get better from here.

We want to let him know we're here for him as teammates and family.

We're tighter as a unit than we've ever been.

We knew coming in that Wake was going to give us problems. They do every year. We were fortunate that we had a few ways to attack them where we had advantages and we were able to exploit that.

We lost a lot of players to injuries. We lost three starting offensive linemen. That's tough. Our lack of experience with the younger guys playing caught up with us. We beat Miami the first game and everybody was talking about how great we were. But we had some weaknesses and we've been exposed.

Drew is always his harshest critic. Out of 80 snaps, he could have 60 good plays and 20 bad plays, and he'd beat himself up about the 20 bad ones. But he got something done that a quarterback hasn't gotten done here in a long time, and that's beat Miami.

I've been worried in the past. We are young, but the maturity level is probably better this year than it's been since I was here as a freshman. After the game ... no one was yelling at each other or complaining. That's a big change from years past ... and a pretty good sign we're going to rebound just fine. We can still finish strong and have a great season.

I've never liked stereotypes. I've always tried to set myself apart from that 'dumb jock' stereotype.

People say I'm a tough player, but that kid (Weatherford) is one tough (son of a gun). A lot of times, he got hit this year and I didn't think he'd get back up. He's like a prizefighter out there. He gets knocked down and keeps fighting and fighting.

People have always said I was a tough player. But that kid's a tough SOB, I tell you what. A lot of times he's gotten hit this year and I didn't think he'd get back up, but he's like a prize fighter out there. He gets knocked down, he gets right back up. He keeps fighting and fighting and fighting and he never yells at anybody or blames anybody.

Any time one of your teammates makes a bad decision, it's disappointing. It's very tough for the team that we have to deal with something like this again. ... Every time it seems we get the ball rolling something else hits us and knocks us down a little bit. We got to answer the bell. I think we've done a pretty good job this year of answering the adversity.

That play right there could have totally changed the outcome of the game. It was definitely a momentum play. ... You've got to credit Drew for really taking charge out there.

You're going to be sore the first few days so mentally you have to get through it. The good thing is that we have a great group of guys who have got each other's backs who watch out for each other and motivate each other.

It was one shot. The thing is, it was the same stuff in me all three times. That's what happened. That's what it was, because it stays in your system. It was the same stuff, and there was nothing I could do about it.

It's a disappointment whenever one of your teammates makes a bad decision. It's very tough for the team we have to deal with something like this again.

It just proves that we're still Florida State. Before the game, everybody was counting us out. Virginia Tech was a two-touchdown favorite and nobody gave us a chance. Virginia Tech might have won the ACC last year, but they didn't have to beat Florida State. This is still our conference.

The best thing is he's not getting us beat. I always tell people we don't need a Heisman Trophy winner at quarterback. We just need someone who, in a crucial moment, is not going to make a mistake and get us beat.

It was my fault. I kind of got consumed with wanting to reach this goal. I regret it now. I made that mistake.

Against Miami (in the opener), you could kind of see it on his face,

I'm just thankful we finally did it. We've been in this situation four times in the last six years, and we finally found a way to win. This has to be the greatest night of my career.

I just really think our team chemistry is helping us right now,

I haven't seen a run like that since Greg Jones against Clemson. The five fans that were here were cheering for Duke thinking they made the tackle and then all of a sudden he goes to the house.

I haven't seen a run like that since Greg Jones against Clemson, ... The five fans that were here were cheering for Duke thinking they made the tackle and then all of a sudden he goes to the house.

He's progressed tremendously. The only thing I think was ever wrong with Drew was his inexperience. He was extremely mature for his age. He's a great team player and a great leader and an extremely hard worker.

I didn't know what to do. I didn't know (whether) to run and jump or hug a teammate. So I just fell to the ground. We worked so hard for this. Hopefully, we can start a streak of our own.

You can say he's inexperienced. But he's never immature.

The coaches were just looking for a little pick-me-up, a little change of pace to get something going, get some flow in the offense.