40 Quotes by Steven Jackson

The running back sets the tempo for the offense, ... If I'm out there banging on people, it lets the defense know it's time to get it on. Everything has to change. Everything needs a new beginning. They used to play power football with Eric Dickerson and Bettis with this franchise. It's time to go back to those days.

You've got to think about the fact that we were able to knock 'em off in a big comeback in the beginning of the (2004) season. So I don't think they really fully got over that yet.

You're frustrated because you know the talent that we have on offense, and it's kind of mind-boggling wondering why we couldn't get it in the end zone that many times down there in the red zone.

You never know what to expect from Mike, ... It's up to me, when I do have a chance to run, to make something happen. And that's what I plan on doing.

You can't look at another guy's stats and try to compare them with yours, at the end of the year we'll see how it comes out,

I took a shot to the chest area, kind of got short of breath, and I didn't want to hamper anything.

It's more laid-back. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, but it's more of a comfort zone. Guys are smiling a lot more around here. I think everyone is starting over anew, a breath of fresh air.

It makes the region tournament kind of (unimportant).

It's hard beating a team once, but to beat them three times?