A biography for Derek Carrhasn’t been written yet.
“Of course, anyone would want Marshawn Lynch. Any quarterback in the NFL.”
“I always want to make everyone happy.”
“It's one of those things that I use everything that I go through... to be better. I use it all to just fuel the fire, to grow and learn from.”
“I think it's more important to pray for my son than go out with my friends drinking at a bar until midnight while he waits for me to come home.”
“I know that I've got some guys I want to put in the foxhole with me, and there's a lot of 'em.”
“I'm very much into legacies.”
“People didn't question my knowledge, my throwing ability or athleticism; they questioned my ability to stand in and take a hit. So to be able to answer those questions on a week-to-week basis has been pretty cool.”
“I've been in hard times.”
“I had some definite weaknesses my rookie year that I had to work on and hopefully I've gotten better at those.”
“Tough, gritty, those are things that have been in me since I was a little kid.”
“I don't really like the business side of football, but I just like adding good players to our football team.”
“It'd be an honor to play anywhere.”
“I still think having an older brother in the NFL is the coolest thing ever. But to see how it went down is sad.”
“My last two years at Fresno State were 100 percent no-huddle, and I love it. I'm very comfortable in it.”
“At any moment, any second, my football career could be taken away, but my faith and relationship with God will never be taken from me.”
“I had to grow up fast.”
“Being in a boot is not fun. Being on crutches is not fun.”
“God will put me where he wants me.”
“I just want to make sure that my teammates will be taken care of.”
“Let's go fix problems that I have and let's do what I need to do to win championships.”