Steve McNair Quotations

Seeing all the other foundations and different organizations collecting stuff, they have a lot of stuff too. I thought we'll get some things, not that much, ... The response has just been amazing.

I've learned to be patient. When I was younger I rushed things a lot. I tried to attack the game. Now I get teammates more involved before I try to take over.

I'm a country guy from Mississippi who keeps it simple.

It was the family tradition. I wanted to live up to the name-McNair.

I want people to say when No. 9 was out on the field, he did everything humanly possible to win a ballgame.

The sense of urgency is real for me, because the window of opportunity is closing. Gotta get back to the Super Bowl, gotta get back there and win it.

I'm not out trying to prove anything. All I'm trying to do is go out there and help my team any way I can to win. I don't get caught up in the individual stats or the awards.

I really find myself doing a lot better when I'm injured, so sometimes I look forward to it. This is the style that I play-being physical, running the football, making adjustments on the pass, avoiding the rush. Those sorts of things go with the total package of a quarterback.

Everybody's got their own philosophy on durability. Fortunately for him, he hasn't got hurt, and so be it. But if he was specifically talking about me, that's no problem with me.

Everybody's been talking about it. I talked to him (Tuesday) night. He's just sore. ... It just hurt to laugh, hurt to do anything. I just told him, 'Don't rush it. Take your time and just heal. As long as you go out there and aggravate it, it's going to continue to get worse.