Lorenzo Booker Quotes (20 Quotes)

From what I've heard, they feel like they should have played a more 'worthy' opponent. Let's just say that some of their players, like Michael Robinson, said they wanted somebody ranked higher like maybe a Notre Dame or something like that.

Oh man. It has really surprised me. Obviously, we knew the potential these young guys had, but I'd be lying if I said I thought they'd come in and make this impact this early. Especially with these receivers.

Actually, I had planned on talking to (Bowden) about it before he came up to me. He kind of started it off, so I'm sure he sensed it. We spoke about it again (Wednesday) and he just really wants me to be able to prove that I can be consistent as far as carrying the ball 15 or 16 times and being productive with it.

All I've got to do is make one cut and go.

I haven't heard. I think it will be after the bowl game, which I like better, because it gives me a chance to have a good game and a clear mind.

I felt like I'm not done. I came here to obviously try to win a national championship and I just felt like I really haven't gotten the opportunity to show what I can do. I feel like this year since Leon (Washington) is gone, I really have that chance. Not only that, but the people here are really great.

My goals are a lot higher than that. I'm only twenty-something hours away from graduating. And, more importantly, I never felt like I was through, and once you leave, that's it.

The main thing is I really want to do what guys like Vince Young and Reggie Bush did, which was really put their team on their back and carry them to the promised land. I feel like I can do that.

For somebody to say it's not a big deal, I think they'd be lying. This is like a once-in-a-lifetime deal, and it's not going to happen for another century. We won't be alive, because you have to coach a long time to do what these guys have done.

If we had the game today, I'd play. Seeing as we don't, I'll take another day to get better.

It's huge for us. When you look at everything we've been through this season, all the injuries, the adversity, three straight losses, everything else, we could still put a band-aid on our season.

There was stuff that supposedly happened that we didn't think happened. That is what is irritating. Never have I felt in my heart that we should have won the game like I feel now.

We've got a lot of weapons, particularly at wide receiver, as everybody can see. We feel like we're going to be the most dangerous if those guys are on the field. ... We really want teams to understand we're much more than Leon and Lorenzo running the football.

I feel like the team just gets closer and closer every year. Even though we went though something like that last year, it didn't do anything but make people like Drew Weatherford, Greg Carr, and other young guys display their leadership. It really gets you excited about the next year.

They're new, and this year, they're getting a lot of hype because they're nationally ranked, but we don't care about that. We're Florida State. We feel like we should be welcoming everybody.

It feels good to be part of the reason why you wanted to come here (FSU) in the first place. We'd all be lying if we told you the last three years were easy. But the fact we've all stayed together and have the opportunity to bring it back is definitely exciting.

The main thing was I just wanted to be able to do things that guys like (Texas quarterback) Vince Young and (Southern California tailback) Reggie Bush did, which was to put the team on their backs and carry them. Because I feel like I can do that.

This is a game that could possibly never happen again. You have to coach a long time to get as many victories as these two guys have. At coach Bowden's age, you never know what he's going to do on any given day and you never know which game is going to be his last, so I want to be a part of the team that sends him packing as a happy man.

He made a play in 7-on-7 that I hadn't seen in a long time. Then he made me watch just him in 11-on-11. I said, 'OK, I'm just going to watch this guy.' Then he ended up getting another pick.

That bothers me the most. We had all the momentum. Not only a blocked punt, but a second blocked punt... we're at home, the crowd is going nuts, you couldn't have asked for a better situation.... and we couldn't capitalize. We couldn't make it happen.