Christian McCaffrey

“Back in the day, a lot of running backs used to be 230 pounds, ground and pound the ball right up the middle. One thing I pride myself is being able to do what those guys do, as well.”

“You have a lot of individual goals, I think everybody does.”

“My childhood neighbor played piano, and he told me we'd get all the girls if I learned how to play-and I was probably in eighth grade, going into high school, so I said, 'Sign me up.'”

“You can always get better.”

“Sometimes a 1-yard gain on third-and-1 is a big play. People take that for granted.”

“There are certain things that people love to do, and they can't really explain it. That's me and football. The game gives me hope. It lets me be myself.”

“The secret behind success isn't as much of a secret as people think. It's pretty simple. It's working as hard as you can to accomplish what you want.”

“We're here to win football games, so whatever that means, whatever that takes, that's what we're going to do.”

“Something I really pride myself on is not just being a running back that can catch the ball but if I move out to the slot, I become a receiver.”

“I've always tried to be a complete athlete and not limit myself to one position or one sport. It really helped mold my whole football game.”

“I can be a receiver.”

“Pretty surreal experience to see the impact football has had globally.”

“The less I think about meals and everything else, the more I can focus on my sport, and the better I play.”

“You should want to compete.”

“Going into a game, I know that I'm going to run a lot. I know I'm going to have a lot of volume, and I know that I'm going to get hit a lot, which is great. Sometimes we try to deliver some blows, too, try to break as many tackles as possible. We know it's going to hurt the next day. That's why we love the game.”

“One of my big passions in the offseason, or just when I get time off in general, is playing music, and I've been fortunate to be around people who are a lot more talented than I am.”

“I love Mac Miller. I'm a big Drake fan. I love Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley.”

“Great players always play with a chip on their shoulder no matter if they have a reason to or not.”

“Football is a very instinctual game, and it's very fast-paced.”

“I put in a lot of work in film study.”