DeAngelo Williams Quotes (14 Quotes)

I've been compared to him and a couple of other guys, but that's a great compliment. Barry Sanders, pound for pound, is the best running back to ever play the game.

I think they took a real long hard look at me because of the numbers that I put up on Pro Day. It was like, 'Can this guy play professional football' They were always critical of our level of competition until they finally sat down and watched our games.

Their safeties were cheating down. I'd look over and there would be six or seven in the box and then by the time the ball was snapped there were eight or nine in the box.

You want to know the truth about that play I had just run 67 yards and I knew I wasn't coming out because coach West turned his back on me. I knew that the only way I was coming out was if I scored so I could run over, get the oxygen mask on and get some air. That's what I was thinking about.

I don't really care about if they're making money off me in college, ... They're paying for my education. If they're going to give me 65,000-plus to attend their university and they make 40-, 50-, 60 million I don't care. That degree will mean something to me forever.

Every week, coach Hudson and coach Smith come up with a plan to stop whatever is the most potent part of an offense, ... We don't really change much (from week to week), we just know what we've got to do.

He's going to give you that veteran talk, 'You need to go ahead and get your money,' ... That's because he's been there for 13 years. If you get the other view (from a free agent), they'll say you need to stay in school to get your degree.

I'm staying away from the speculations. People think it's the day before the draft and I know where I'm going. I don't. I'm also not going to spend all day tomorrow speculating. I'll just get the call, and I'll probably be playing a video game or listenin

Everybody is telling me that. I'm waiting to see him in person. You see him on TV all the time, and he always has that black eye shadow on. But you can see he has that determination in his eye. All of the guys I played with (in college at Memphis) have mentioned that I look like him.

No, but I think one personality and one hard worker can change the work ethic of others and influence change in a team,

You don't turn down the University of Arkansas for Memphis, ... You turn it down for USC, Michigan and other top schools.

I think I woke up every hour and by 630 this morning, I just couldn't go back to sleep.

The receivers are running deep routes, and you've got a hand on their hip, and with the pressure (up front), the quarterback just lofts it up, and it's pretty much a one-on-one play, ... Our front seven is creating a lot of opportunities for us. More pressure equals turnovers.

I figure when I leave here, I'll be a medical genius.