Christian McCaffrey

“It's a team game. Not every game is going to be an all-star game.”

“I'm just so blessed to be a Carolina Panther. I can't wait to grind every single day for that organization, team, fans and for everybody there. I'm blessed to be a Carolina Panther.”

“I go to class every day with the future Facebook and Twitter and Google employees, the future innovators and entrepreneurs who might have the next big thing. Knowing that and seeing their success and work ethic makes you want to be successful. It impresses me every day. It humbles me, too.”

“If they need me to have 25 carries and eight catches a game, whatever they need me to do, I'm ready to go. Or if they need me to have eight carries and six catches but play the whole game and pass protect and help shifts on the D-ends, I'm ready to go.”

“People do the eye test and underestimate me, so I do play with a chip on my shoulder.”

“My training is very specific to my sport, so it's a lot of fast, explosive movements. It's very pertinent to exactly what I do on the football field, which is fast burst in short spaces.”

“The football field, I'd definitely say that's my safe place.”

“Two hours before I start training, I like to eat a good breakfast.”

“I got lucky that they throw me the ball a lot and it's my job to make those catches.”

“I play for my teammates.”

“When they take you with the eighth pick, I don't want to say pressure, but you've got a lot of people counting on you.”

“All the great players you ask always expect greatness.”

“I am beyond blessed and humbled to be named the Paul Hornung Award winner.”

“A win's a win.”

“Obviously, teams start wearing down. But that's kind of when you thrive, when the other team starts to get tired.”

“Some of my best childhood memories are of watching Terrell Davis with my dad. I used to hang out when I was, like, 4 and 5 years old and play Power Rangers in the locker room with him and Shannon Sharpe and Rod Smith. And I loved Terrell. He was awesome.”

“If I'm not playing football, I'm preparing to play football. That's kind of how I kind of view my life.”

“A lot of times, I got confused for a kicker. And I've been compared to every white player in the NFL.”

“Yeah, I've got quick thumbs.”

“Earned success is the key to a positive, happy life.”