Chad Johnson Quotes (54 Quotes)

The defense is playing ridiculous right now.

Some people are old-school and I'd rather not hear the negative things that they have to say about celebrations. Anyone who has anything positive and would like to see anything on Sundays, feel free to contact me.

He's their veteran leader at corner and he's someone that I've faced on a consistent basis for the past two or three years. He makes me play at the top of my game and now you're telling me he's not playing.

You cannot stop one as creative as me. Tell the competition committee that Chad said you can't cover No. 85, and there's no way you can stop him from entertaining.

Thanks to higher authority, I can't open my mouth, period, all week.

Times have changed, like black-and-white TV and then color TV.

Just one player, though, is prone to dial in the middle of the night. I don't think there's a player in the NFL who's as close as I am with their coaches, ... And (there's) no time to sleep when we've got games to play.

The quarterback is only going to be as good as the people who are surrounding him - linemen, receivers, running backs, ... Of course, (Palmer) has the physical tools and works hard.

I went to do the back thing for Isaac and the dude that called in, so you let him know that T.J. messed up the celebration. From now on when I score, you're going to see Chad. I'm the type that I want everyone to like me for what I do. I don't anybody to have any doubts in anything that I do.

Palmer's teammates view him the same way. They call him the golden boy, ... Just watch him work.

He's good. Very good. He's fast, quick. He has all the tools. He's going to be all right. He's going to get better and better as the years go on. He's going to be one of the top corners in the league.

I was going off at halftime, there's no doubt. You know how I am and how I want to win. But it was more than the fact that I had one catch at halftime. I thought I could help us win. I was mad as hell. All that work I put in all week

Hello Jacksonville. I love you guys. Let's talk some trash.

We have the best opportunity we've ever had to introduce the brand-new product.

You've got to have a big swagger, man. You've got to have a lot of confidence to do things that not a lot of people do like myself, T.O., Moss. When you've got that confidence and swagger you're able to do it.

He's definitely a guy I look up to. He leads by example. He's a gifted and talented hockey player.

I had to wait to see what the penalty was, so I had to wait to do the celebration. It would have been a square dance the heel-toe thing.

It's love, man. It's the love of playing the game with the same passion as you. We had fun out there.

The weather conditions didn't permit us to throw the ball the way we wanted to. We had to go with the run. You're going to have days like this when you're not going to come out and throw it all over the place. We just had to keep fighting. Right now, we want to put up 35 a game regardless of our opponent, regardless of weather conditions.

We turned the ball over way too much. We were just trying to get the ball down low, because they weren't stopping us all night.

You'll get something before every home game, ... as long as it doesn't get myself or my team in trouble.

Go out and play this game like you're a little kid again. This game is what you love to do. There should be nothing pressured about doing your job. It's what you grew up doing and always wanted to do. Just go out and play like you're a little kid again.

It used to be Pittsburgh's time. Now it's Cincinnati's time.

It's just impossible. It's not who I'm playing. It can't be done, and I've come to that conclusion. If I had to stop myself, I probably wouldn't be able to do it, either.

We are going to have to protect the ball better, pass better, and rebound better. We need to try to learn from our mistakes, and try to improve, and prepare for Iowa Falls-Alden and what they do.

I'm not trying to be funny, but their defense is unbelievable. They fly all over the place, like bumblebees. They should be wearing yellow and black.

My plan is Martha Stewart-like. What it's going to be exactly, I can't tell you. You'd have to watch. It's going to be fun, though. It will probably keep you on the edge of your seat.

Somebody's got to pay for that loss and somebody's got to pay for that double team last week. It's sure not going to be me, and it's not going to be us. Whoever is in the way of our goals, whoever is in the way of us getting that W, has to pay.

This last preseason game would put me in a better comfort zone with Carson. Make a catch and you'll see both of us smiling.

It's going to get better. You haven't seen anything yet. Wait until you see what I do this Sunday.

On the highway, I hit a deer. I kept him. He's at home in the garage. I'm going to use him for the celebration this weekend. He's a prop. They might suspend me for the last game, but I think this one is worth it.

It was an honor and a pleasure. But the main thing was it really, really helped put Bungalow on the map.

Just showing off my personality. Once I get in the end zone, that's all it is.

I'm very pleased where we are. The younger players are farther along than I thought they might be.

Tennessee is a very country-type state. Maybe I can practice on some type of country-western dance where they'll know what I'm doing.

Most of us have been together for a while now, and it's very easy. It's like being married. Soon enough, you get adjusted to your wife.

It felt like we were starting to close on him after the fourth mile. When we turned the corner (off Roosevelt), he looked back. I didn't pass him until there were about 200 meters to go. I felt real strong today. Khalid was out there alone in the wind. Being able to work together (with Eberly) really worked to our advantage.

We're 3-0, which still doesn't mean nothing. We need to keep on pushing. If we just keep on pushing, hopefully the beginning, which is now, will take care of the end. And we won't have to worry about anyone else winning. We'll just solidify ourselves in the playoffs.

I don't know what it is about them, but they need to know this is a new era. The old times are gone and this is how it's going to be, so enjoy it.

The competitive level is so good at home, you don't have a choice but to be good.

The dude called in and said that Marvin has brought a lot of class to the Bengals so why don't you be a class act and do a celebration like Isaac Curtis.

Get yourself real close to the TV, because I'll have some good stuff planned. I still plan to be the greatest entertainer in the league.

You live and die with your veterans early in the season, and this weekend saw our veteran core step up

It shows how much we've come around. You probably couldn't get people to come here six or seven years ago. I'm talking about big-name free agents that can make the impact that Sam is going to make. Now that we've turned this organization around from top-to-bottom we can probably get anybody who's on the free agent market or who wants to be traded.

Oh, man, it's like Hollywood out here. We have to keep it going. The buzz and the electricity around here is crazy. It's been a long time since people have felt this way about our team.

I've put myself out there on a limb and I've posed a challenge to every opponent I'm playing each week, ... They all understand it's all in fun. It's entertaining for the outside world. But for us, it's serious. It's work.

There's no need for me to guarantee a victory. No point. We're 7-2. We are one of the best teams in the NFL right now. So there's no need for me to go out on a limb like that.

I'm not allowed to do that anymore, ... Coach Lewis took me out of the guaranteeing business.

Finishing off 12-4 is our goal. I don't want to say the intensity, but the importance of the playoffs starts this week. So we're in playoff mode starting now, and we'll continue going into next week. So you can look for us to actually be playing like it's our first playoff game.

Our press looked very good. At times it seemed like we could turn it on when we wanted to and be up by 20.