LaVar Arrington Quotations

We still play Dallas here, but the biggest thing we have to do is take it week to week and not get too far ahead of ourselves,

I didn't get that many plays, ... but I tried to make the most of what I got. Made a couple good plays, a couple bad plays. It's getting there.

Carlos has some swagger, ... He's going to do some good things. I've still got some of my swagger, but times have changed. I know what I have to do and I understand that for me to be able to do it as proficiently as I possibly can, I can't go out there and just be all emotional. I'm growing up. I'm married. There's a baby on the way. That all plays a part.

I have a little bit of anxiety. It's all new again. I've got to do it all over again at the highest level. It's going to be interesting.

If I'm not playing, then I'm not playing, and it's something I'm sure the coaches will address. I think the thing that bothers me is that people attack my character and attack who I am as a person. Of course, life isn't fair, but I don't think that's fair at all. That's strange.

I felt like that gave us the edge that we needed and it didn't work out. They were resilient. They made some crucial moves and they made some crucial plays.

I felt a whole lot of stuff. I'm overwhelmed in this experience, ... I'm happy the coaching staff gave me the opportunity to go out there and help. I just want to be a part, and it feels good.

I feel good. I'm 100 percent, whatever that means. I still love my teammates in Washington, but I want to start building relationships with the guys in New York.

I don't want my situation to be a distraction and a problem.

I think it is a dead issue. I think that I'm so excited about being a Giant now, and being in this city and being able to bring what I'm going to bring to this organization ? that's what I'm focused on.

I think what you guys fail to realize is I do hunt for minds. So I'm constantly trying to figure out who you are, what you're about.

I was just happy to be out there. I don't care what package, I don't care how they use me, ... The interaction between me and the coaches has gotten a little better. I felt there was a different type of vibe between us, which was kind of good. It took some tension out of the air.

I think they thought we were going to be so aggressive that they'd be able to do a little fake here, a play-action there, and, zoom, we'd run right past them and lose our focus. We didn't do that. This wasn't just the kind of game our defense needed, it was the kind of game our team needed.

I saw so many 56 jerseys in the stands. I was like, 'Man, I wish there was one on the field.' When I see all those jerseys and mine is one, I might have to put my head up and keep them (the tears) from rolling down. I might get a little emotional. It's been a long road.

Playing on Sunday will be an accomplishment because it has been such a long road, ... However much I play, however they use me, whatever I do, I'm just going to be happy that I'm out there. I'm not concerned about starting. I just want to be a part of it. I'm grateful to even have an opportunity again to get out there with those guys.

I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm really in here,'

I was tired at first. I had to hold my nerves. I had so much support from my teammates, and I kind of fed off of that.

I think I have a positive attitude because I kind of look at things outside the box,

I think he's a special person. He'll be all right. He's still growing, he's a young pup in his second year in the league, man, and he'll be fine. We care about him, and not because it's a football thing, but as a personal thing. I was just happy that he was all right. I gave him a big embrace the first time I saw him and I was just happy that he was okay from everything. That was my main concern, not, 'Were you in your playbook?' We'll find that out when the time is right. He's still learning, but he's a phenomenal athlete. I think he'll be fine.

I'm starting over. I've never been in this position, so I'm just going to see what happens. I don't know where I'll be, but I do want to play football. This could be my last hurrah.

I might have to put my head up and keep them from rolling down. I might get a little emotional. It's been a long road.

That was pretty cool, huh? ... I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm really in here.' It was a great deal. Man, I had an opportunity to be a part of what I've been a part of for so many years. It was nice getting back out there on a regular basis.

That's been like the biggest misconception of who I am. People think I'm selfish. They think I'm this and think I'm that, and that's not me. How about this: I just want to see the Redskins win, dog. That's the bottom line, and we'll go from there. That's my main focus. No matter where I fit into all of this, I just want to see us win. I've been here six seasons, and I'm tired of losing.

I wasn't one of their guys, and maybe that was the direction they wanted to go in. I've gotten older. I'm not just a young rookie who is as moldable. Maybe that's where the difficulties came in.

You liked that one? I can't tell you what I saw. I had a good jump on it. It was third and one. People who really pay attention to the way I play see I make a lot of plays in the second half. You see a lot from body movement, from tendencies. Sometimes you see more in the game than you would on film.

We can't give up the big play. That's what we do, and we have to stop that. That's got to be part of our maturation process.

We can't give up the big play, ... That's what we do, and we have to stop that. That's got to be part of our maturation process.

Where all that stuff gets started, I have no idea. Maybe it's because of the style of play where, even if I'm on one side of the field, if I have an opportunity I'm going to try to make the play on the other side. I just know I'm going 100% and playing the best I can.

We're not a bad team. We're close to doing a lot of things. In fact, we have the makings of a very, very good team, but it hasn't materialized. Doing these things consistently can give us a big morale boost.

This season shouldn't be over. We shouldn't have lost that game. Take nothing away from the Seahawks; they played very well. But the way this team felt today, the way we feel right now, we don't feel like this season should be over.

This team means the world to me. People might think that our relationship is gone, but I think it means the world to me to be a part of this thing. That's why I continue to try and work my tail off to get back out there.

It would mean a whole lot, ... to have an opportunity to try and help dictate the pace of a game from the time it starts.

The worst part of this whole situation is people start trying to tag you for your character,

I've slowed everything down, ... I slowed how I view things. I slowed how I react to things. Not just in football, but in life. I used to create something in my mind and make myself go 100 miles an hour towards whatever that was.

See that right there from Marcus? That was my worst wound of the night, and it came From Marcus. We jumped into one another, and Marcus' braces caught in my arm.

The more I'm studying film, the better I'm getting, the faster I'm getting. As much as I would hate to admit that, I'm kind of seeing the differences. I'm realizing you get to a point of health, but then there's a point where you start getting back to who you are.

That's what we've been doing since I've been here. It's always close, but not close enough. Until all of us as a whole come together and realize that we can indeed win and start taking the necessary steps and measures to do that, then that'll be what we are: The team that plays hard, and you're going to have to play your tails off to beat them, but some way, somehow, we'll win the game against them. And I think that's kind of like our rep right now, and we have to do everything we can to change that perception of us. And more importantly, we have to change it amongst ourselves.

You see it in my eyes? Red eyes? ... I was trying to get it done, man. I didn't care who was hitting me, what was happening. Fearless. I was just happy to be out there with the fellows. That was my biggest thing. It was just painful watching them out there fighting.

You see it in my eyes? Red eyes? ... I was trying to get it done, man.

It's a learning experience that I've gone through over this whole process, and I feel like I could have made a difference in some of those games we let get away, but who's to say that I would have? ... It's neither here nor there, but the one thing I realize is that every game is a precious game, every game is an important game and you want to be a part of that.

It's going to be great to play in an organization where there are no big egos, where there's a real family feeling.

It's not a given that I'll continue playing if the Redskins get rid of me. I don't really want to play for anyone else. I don't feel bad about it. I've had my time. I'm capable of doing other things besides football.

It's not a given that I'll continue playing if the Redskins get rid of me.

It's hard being a leader for so long, being a focal point for so long, and then it kind of abruptly stops. It's nice to be back in the mix. It's also nice not to have 'THE PLAYER' pressure on me anymore. It's on other guys this year. It's going to give me an opportunity to go ahead and play and let the other people have that type of attention.

It's hard being a leader for so long and being a focal point for so long, ... and then it kind of abruptly stops. It's nice to be back in the mix, and it's also nice not to have 'The Player' pressure on me anymore. It's on other guys this year, so it's going to give me an opportunity possibly to just go out here and play and let the other people have that kind of attention.

It was loud on the field. That always creates opportunities for a defense when the crowd is loud like that.

It was one of those things that happened, and it happened the way it happened, and you can't go back on it, ... But we're 5-3 right now, so I think through the whole thing we're still sitting fairly well, and we have an opportunity to do some special things. So it didn't hurt us too bad if it was a distraction, hopefully.

That might be an omen that I need to leave whatever I brought from there and just start completely over.

I just want to get my feet wet, ... Whatever happens is going to happen. That's how I look at it. I want to go out there and play the smartest, best game I can play. I'm trying not to put too much pressure on myself. I want to make sure I'm still able to laugh at myself if I do something good or something bad.

I love it here. I love the fans here. I love everything about being in Washington. I know I said some things I probably shouldn't have said, out of the heat of the moment. I have regrets for that. I love being a Redskin through and through.

I love everything about being in Washington. I know I've said some things that I probably shouldn't have said out of the heat of the moment. I have regrets, but I love being a Redskin.

I'm motivated. You guys are going to get what you're looking for - maybe a little bit more.

I'm just trying to figure out where we go from here. This one's got me confused. We're just letting them get away, the same way, over and over again.

I'm just happy it's over. I'm glad we got it resolved. I don't want to play for anybody else.

I'm watching film and I'm running with my chest up, my head back. ... That's not how you run and catch somebody.

If people want to ridicule me and condemn me for losing a job after an injury then so be it. But I'm still not going to be part of an ongoing soap opera. I've got to be supportive of my team.

I looked forward to the focus on me being turned back on football.

I have youth. That's a beautiful thing. I'm hungry. I'm by no means a content individual. I'm not content with where I'm at. I don't need to be motivated. I'm motivated. I'm ready to go.

I didn't play. There ain't nothing to talk about.

I feel all right. It's a good deal. I feel good enough to play my part on this team, whatever that may be. I figured they wanted to see how much I could play.

I could have handled things a little bit better in certain instances, but that's neither here nor there. We're where we're at. We've just got to keep building toward something. And me, if this is the challenge in front of me, that I've got to try and work my way back through the ranks, then rather than trying to be a prima donna and say 'I am who I am, you should give me an opportunity,' I'd rather just work my tail off to try and achieve that.

I could easily be in different situations. I'm healthy. My personal life is wonderful. I attribute a lot of my happiness to my wife. We have discussions on what goes on here and on everything else. We always take the positives out of things.

I believe in miracles, ... and I believe at that point I really did feel a change. Whether it's a more mental thing than it is divine intervention, I don't know, but I feel pretty good.

I will put my Butkus (Award) in storage. I will put my Alamo Bowl MVP trophy in storage. Jerseys, anything Penn State, in storage. Wherever Tom Bradley goes, that's the school I will start to put memorabilia up in my home. I'm done. I'm done with Penn State. If they're done with us, I'm done with them.

It's a total injustice. Things like that happen in life.

You can't put a price tag on principals and values.

This has been the greatest building block I've been a part of. I just hope and pray that I am a part of it next year.

This has been the greatest building block I have been a part of. We had a heck of a game and we will move on from there, but I am not going to dwell on that.

All of that stuff, I've let it go,