David Castillo Quotes (27 Quotes)

Any time one of your teammates makes a bad decision, it's disappointing. It's very tough for the team that we have to deal with something like this again. ... Every time it seems we get the ball rolling something else hits us and knocks us down a little bit. We got to answer the bell. I think we've done a pretty good job this year of answering the adversity.

It was one shot. The thing is, it was the same stuff in me all three times. That's what happened. That's what it was, because it stays in your system. It was the same stuff, and there was nothing I could do about it.

When you've lost something, and you find it again, it has so much more meaning.

The Minutemen are the equivalent of a terrorist organization and they're really going unchecked by the government right now.

People have always said I was a tough player. But that kid's a tough SOB, I tell you what. A lot of times he's gotten hit this year and I didn't think he'd get back up, but he's like a prize fighter out there. He gets knocked down, he gets right back up. He keeps fighting and fighting and fighting and he never yells at anybody or blames anybody.

We were considered the weak link last September. This year, it's the opposite.

I think it's like father, like son. They're both very good with players, they're both players' coaches. When they want something done, it's gonna get done. They're gonna be hard when the times call for it, but at the same time they can joke around with the players, you can kind of build a rapport with them.

We're just not the same team we were. It really hurts us. We have so many guys banged up, unable to play, or playing hurt.

Drew is always his harshest critic. Out of 80 snaps, he could have 60 good plays and 20 bad plays, and he'd beat himself up about the 20 bad ones. But he got something done that a quarterback hasn't gotten done here in a long time, and that's beat Miami.

The best thing is he's not getting us beat. I always tell people we don't need a Heisman Trophy winner at quarterback. We just need someone who, in a crucial moment, is not going to make a mistake and get us beat.

We've faced adversity all season. Every time we've faced adversity, we've risen to the challenge and became stronger as a team and I see no reason why that will not happen again.

We knew coming in that Wake was going to give us problems. They do every year. We were fortunate that we had a few ways to attack them where we had advantages and we were able to exploit that.

I expected to play for three or four national titles, to be honest with you.

He's progressed tremendously. The only thing I think was ever wrong with Drew was his inexperience. He was extremely mature for his age. He's a great team player and a great leader and an extremely hard worker.

I haven't seen a run like that since Greg Jones against Clemson. The five fans that were here were cheering for Duke thinking they made the tackle and then all of a sudden he goes to the house.

I've been worried in the past. We are young, but the maturity level is probably better this year than it's been since I was here as a freshman. After the game ... no one was yelling at each other or complaining. That's a big change from years past ... and a pretty good sign we're going to rebound just fine. We can still finish strong and have a great season.

I don't known what it is about Miami, but we just can't kick field goals here. You can't get as many penalties as we had and expect to beat a team like Penn State. I was just penalty after penalty after penalty. We could have had a lot more chances to score.

He's always been his toughest critic. He'll grade out at 97 percent and he's sitting there worrying about the 3 percent he did wrong. That's what makes great athletes and great people, in general, when you're worried about getting better. You're aiming at perfection.

I'm just thankful we finally did it. We've been in this situation four times in the last six years, and we finally found a way to win. This has to be the greatest night of my career.

I just really think our team chemistry is helping us right now,

People say I'm a tough player, but that kid (Weatherford) is one tough (son of a gun). A lot of times, he got hit this year and I didn't think he'd get back up. He's like a prizefighter out there. He gets knocked down and keeps fighting and fighting.

It was my fault. I kind of got consumed with wanting to reach this goal. I regret it now. I made that mistake.

He's always in our meeting rooms watching film. Even after everybody has gone home, he's sitting there watching film. I try to get on him a little bit because he's his hardest critic. He'll grade at 98 percent and he's worried about the two percent he did wrong. He beats himself up over it, but that's what makes great players. He will definitely be a great player before he leaves here.

He could grade out at 98 percent and he's not worried about the 98 percent he did well. He's worried about the 2 percent he didn't do well. ... Even when he's having great games, he's hard on himself. And when he has bad games, he's even harder.

You're going to be sore the first few days so mentally you have to get through it. The good thing is that we have a great group of guys who have got each other's backs who watch out for each other and motivate each other.

We lost that game and I saw the Miami players laughing and crying. I didn't understand it at the time. Now I do.

It almost seemed like destiny, ... We get two blocked punts - how many times does that ever happen We just didn't make anything happen.