Jamal Lewis Quotes


Jamal Lewis

If I`m going east and west, nothing`s happening.

I don`t watch that much football... I really like to play it.

As long as I am staying north and south, I`m gaining ground, I`m moving out of the way.

Watching Bo Jackson, seeing his size, his speed, a lot of his abilities, really drove me.

I really liked watching Bo Jackson run just because of his size and his speed.

Coming out of high school, Florida State recruited me as a fullback, a lot of schools wanted me as a fullback, but I knew I could be a great tailback.

As long as I can stay north or south, I`m gaining yards.

I like to hit it downhill, that`s the way I was taught to run.

Luckily, I have the good fortune of being on the same team as Ray Lewis. I don`t have to face him on Sunday.

When your name is out there like that, guys are going to want to see what you`re about.

As far as a guy like Ray Lewis is concerned, you know he`s going to be around the ball all the time.

That`s what we really mean by being feared on the football field. And not actually the player that fears him, it`s the offensive coordinator that fears him or the running backs coach.

I chose Tennessee because I thought they`d give me an opportunity to play.

A team is a team.

I hope we can build our offense and go out there and win games.

I also wanted to play with Peyton Manning because I thought he could teach me a lot, and he did.

I never did have a team that I watched in my younger days.






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