40 Quotes by Takeo Spikes

We started 0-4; that's what killed us, ... We've talked about that, especially with the young guys. We want everybody to know that it's important for us to start fast.

We felt like we had an opportunity at the end of last season to do something great but we didn't. Now it's over with and we've been focusing on this game ever since we first came in at the beginning of OTAs.

My goal is to win it all, ... I haven't even tasted the playoffs, and I'm very hungry.

Point blank, we've got to get out to a good start. None of us want to go through what we did last year. It was painful.

We take it as a compliment. ... But do we stop? Nah. If anything, you're just adding more gas to the fire.

I thought about staying for probably two or three seconds after they hired Marvin Lewis , ... But the biggest thing to me is that they're not just a coach away from winning. They're not like one or two players away. It's something that's going to take a process, and that process will take three or four years. And three or four years to me is my eighth and ninth years in the league. Who knows? I may not even be playing at that point. I didn't want to take that chance.

Last week I had a couple guys talk. I mean, I talk back every which way but what you say to me isn't enough for me to come over and lose a game check over. I'll lose it during the game maybe, but not the pregame.

I think everybody has expressed what they expect out of him. I told him, 'Don't feel like you have to do more than you have to. Know that we've got your back no matter what happens, point blank.

Like I told, J.P., the ingredients are all here, ... The defense is ready to roll. The rest of the team is welcome to hop aboard and enjoy the ride.