David Thornton Quotes (11 Quotes)

Clearly he made a difference and I think the Ravens thought he did, too. He's a big body in the middle who allows linebackers to scrape a little more freely.

We want to continue to build on the positive things of the past. We've played well, but not good enough to get to the Super Bowl, ... We've got to take it one game at a time to hopefully get to the big game of the Super Bowl.

They run more to close out games. If you study their games, the offense is pretty diverse in the first half. They make most of their big plays in the passing game in the first half. Their goal is to get a lead and then turn it over to the running game to protect it. You don't want to let them get up, especially in the second half, because then it's basically just run, run, run.

I think now the guys have been in the system for a few years, they know it better and they trust the system. The young guys have definitely brought some excitement and energy, and we know we have the talent to get the job done.

It's on such a grand scale, ... We thought, 'What little we could do, we should do.'

It's a good challenge. I doubt they'll back off. Most of the time in the preseason, you want to establish chemistry, and they've been pretty successful doing what they're doing.

Nutrition is becoming more and more important to all athletes as far as performance level, ... At this level, it's very serious. The type of food you put into your body can enhance your performance or dehance it. If you want to be the best athlete you can be, you want to be as lean as you can be. The leaner athlete is the better athlete.

It was amazing to see the strength that Coach Dungy showed throughout the whole day - just being there for his family. We were there to support him, but it ended up being him supporting us. His message to the whole team for guys to be stronger, to be bolder and have faith, be better role models. It was very encouraging for a lot of guys. They're still talking about it today.

Having renegotiated the deal down, I think BT will find it very hard to justify having to pay up again in order to win MCI, ... This is certainly a big blow for BT's strategic aims and what they're trying to do with MCI in terms of their plans to grow the business globally.

We know they're looking forward to coming out and beating us. And what a great win it would be for them if they did beat us. Any time you're 0-5, a win helps cure the pain.

He tried to grab them and I said, 'No, you can't. They're all full of mud and you can't take them because they're ruined, ... I told him, 'You can always get another. Christmas is coming up.'