Kevin Mawae Quotes (27 Quotes)

Nobody hates Paul around here. Paul was a good coach. There were times it got a little frustrating, but he'd probably say the same thing about some of the players.

For a lot of guys here when he was here, we know what he's capable of. He's 41 but he's probably better than 16 or 18 of the starting quarterbacks in the league right now.

They've got nowhere to go to. One lady hasn't found her daughter yet. Another lady hasn't found her son. You just hope that they find who they're looking for.

He's almost a folk hero.

You get hurt in this game, you know it's going to happen but I've always had the ability to fight through it and overcome it. To not be able to step on the field and be out there, it's going to hurt more than anything. I took a lot of pride in being out there week in and week out. I've never missed a game. This makes it that much harder.

I think it's playing out exactly like we thought it would. We said as a union that in order for free agency to go off without a hitch, the owners would have to figure out how to divide up the revenue. It's not necessarily the percentage that we're asking but how they spread the wealth.

It was something that you never thought you'd see in this country. It was a sad, heartbreaking thing.

After a while, just getting to the playoffs isn't going to be good enough, ... You're selling yourself short. We want to go, and go deep, and play until February.

He didn't say I'm going to be here, but he never said I'm not going to be here. It was his normal approach 'He's the coach, this is what we expect out of you guys.' There's no reason to believe that he wouldn't be.

I'm just trying to make sense of everything, ... You realize that football is just a game, it's what we do, but people's lives are more important.

I think it's neat that a lot of us who came in at the same time are still here. The things that I've seen them do, Curtis and other guys in this locker room, over the last eight years are things to be remembered.

This is a great team. Talent-wise and character-wise, it's probably one of the best teams we've had in the last eight years.

He's a guy that can make the big plays and help us win the championship -- that's what we want to do. He knows how to do it.

What Pop Warner does for kids on and off the field is great. It's nice to take part in events like this. It is all about youth football and it is the future of our sport.

Five years ago, I was old, ... Then I turn around and had a couple great seasons. I was a good guy. Now we have trouble running the ball and now we're all old again. The writers, the fans and everybody, they switch sides according to how well the team is doing.

We never talked about my contract. He said he wants smart players willing to do the little things the right way. I thought I would be one of those guys, but I didn't fit in their plans.

My heart goes out there for the people in Louisiana, and for the people on this team, ... We're going to do our part while we can. But when it's time to work, it's time to work.

If we want to win, we've got to start getting the defense off the field. We've got to protect these guys quarterbacks better ... We're not the offense we thought we were.

I'm still in a state of shock. I keep thinking maybe I'll wake up tomorrow and everything will be fine.

Sometimes you wake up in the morning and have a bad day. Sometimes you wake up and have a great day. Today I had a bad day.

We weren't in the shotgun for four years. Before that, when we did use it, we had no problems, ... To be honest, it really isn't a concern.

I still believe that I'm probably the best guy on the market. I guess people look down on 35-year-old centers who make the Pro Bowl six times.

A winning team doesn't do dumb things, and we did a lot of dumb things the other day, ... Redemption is not the word, getting better is what you call it. Last week we laid an egg. The whole team did. ... We just need to line up and play.

For me and Pete Kendall and some others, we have to win pretty quick, ... (Bill) Parcells used to say, 'There's no light at the end of the tunnel in training camp.' For us, the light is starting to shine and we want to get to the Super Bowl before the light gets all the way to us.

It was two guys with their testosterone running high, acting like idiots.

I've been here for eight years and I'm going into my 13th season. There's nothing I'd have liked better than to retire as a Jet. But the reality is, they released me. My goal now is not to break the bank. I did that twice already with my original contract and a restructuring. It's about winning a championship, and from this point forward, I'm going to go to the team that gives me the best chance to win a Super Bowl.

I still get nervous, but not in a bad way. It's more anticipation for the game and going out to do what you love to do. It is OK to be nervous, you just have to remember at your age to go out and enjoy it.