Top 60 Donovan McNabb Quotes

You want to play a whole game, but in the preseason you’ve got to be smart.

I believe in second chances and I have strong faith in God that he forgives our sins.

My work ethic has never been a question.

Dan Marino never won the big game. Does that mean his career is a failure? No, not at all.

I’m used to the two tight-end sets.

That’s the competitive nature in me. Just wanting to be the best and wanting to do everything I have to in order for this team to make it that far. You put pressure on your shoulders.

Every player has a chip on their shoulder about something.

Staying healthy is very key in this league.

It’s sad that Walter Payton was not known as the greatest running back to play the game until they won the Super Bowl.

I’m all about winning. I’m not about numbers.

When I get out on the field, you see me laughing so much because it’s a dream come true. A lot of people wish they could do what I do, or wish they had an opportunity to do what I do. But not everybody’s granted opportunity. I was, so I’m taking full advantage of it.

My numbers speak for itself.

I’m from Chicago, and I loved the Bears.

No matter what your accomplishments are, the records you’ve broken, etc., when a team is ready to move in a direction – they’re ready.

Everybody’s got a serious side and everybody’s got a fun side.

It’s sad that we have to be measured by how many championships we win.

I like to be try to be a mentor to some of the younger quarterbacks in the NFL.

I’ve talked to other players that have been to the Super Bowl and about what happened the next year. Everybody becomes stars. Everybody feels like, ‘I’m the man.’

The team only goes as far as their quarterback takes them.

When you don’t make the plays that you know you’re capable of making, it’s frustrating.

I’m just like the rest of the guys. I’m a little different in a lot of ways, but I’m still a player with a number on his back and if I’m unable to produce, they’ll find somebody else to fill my spot.

Michael Jordan was criticized. Barry Bonds was criticized. Some of the greats in every profession have been criticized. Not everything is peaches and cream.

Brian Dawkins, to me, in an era I played in, there were three, really four safeties where their numbers and their impact on the game stands alone.

There was never any animosity from the Philly fans.

Everything I say, I expect backlash from it.

I played every sport but hockey.

You know what, as I look back on that year, I was very excited on joining the Washington Redskins.

I don’t look back and regret anything.

What I’ve come up with is that I just need to be me.

There are a lot of great players who have not won a Super Bowl.

As an athlete or an entertainer, you don’t want to be in a boring spot. You want to be in a spot where you’re doing your thing to the best of your ability, and you know that you’ll get a reaction.

Building a trust takes time.

In this position I play, it’s just repetition and continuing to throw the routes and getting that velocity back that you would throw in game speed.

I need to go out and play football and have fun. If I do that, then everything will be fine.

If I can’t walk, then I can’t go. That’s just the way I play, no matter if you’re banged up or what, you’ve got to be in there.

Work ethic starts where everyone understands that you’re putting that extra foot forward in order to be the best.

People were saying John Elway should retire until he won the Super Bowl.

I’ve always believed in finishing where you started. I think there’s a lot to be said with that.

That’s the thing: To be successful in the NFL, you have to start by having a quality coach and a quarterback that can kind of lead the team. If you have the trust of the quarterback, then you can build everywhere else.

I think sometimes people look to players to act out, speak loudly, pretty much be an idiot. But that’s not me.

This is something that I think has been going on for before I played football – just kind of guys sitting down with some of the younger guys to prepare them for what they’ll be faced with.

When you come off of injuries, you don’t want to rush things.

I stay motivated no matter what.

I think you get in a situation where once you start hearing the boos and hearing the radio stations talk and people on the outside begin to bring your name up of being benched, then you begin to lose focus, and now your play begins to fall and you begin to focus on other things.

There’s not that many African-American quarterbacks, so we have to do a little bit extra. Because the percentage of us playing this position, which people didn’t want us to play… is low, so we do a little extra.

I take this game very seriously.

I think in a lot of ways, I handle the leadership role a little different than others. I’m not going to rah-rah or slap you across the helmet or push you. I’m going to talk to you.

Everybody loves the backup.

You see great players, Hall of Fame players that didn’t stay with their team.

No way will I put my family and my life on the TV or be involved with something like a dating show or any type of reality show.

I think at times, too many people focus on just little things and not focus on what the whole question and the whole answer is.

That’s the NFL: Not For Long. First year’s a welcome year. Second it’s, What are you going to do? Third year’s like, Well, you didn’t do much last year; give us something or you’re going. That’s the way it is. They’ll trade you or they’ll cut you.

Obviously, you look at footwork and things of that nature, but that’s not just at my position. That’s from everyone.

I’ve known and seen a lot of things over my years.

I’ve never attempted or even tried or will ever throw anyone under the bus. That’s just not me. I don’t do that.

Sometimes you’re forced into change.

Everybody suffers through some type of adversity. Does it make you stronger or does it pull you down? And I never will let any of that pull me down or pull me away from what I’ve set to achieve.

I’ve always been a big believer that winning a Super Bowl is an outstanding achievement, but that doesn’t really reflect on what type of career that a person has had.

I try to handle myself with class.

I’m a Cubs fan, a Bulls fan.