A biography for Donovan McNabbhasn’t been written yet.
“Michael Jordan was criticized. Barry Bonds was criticized. Some of the greats in every profession have been criticized. Not everything is peaches and cream.”
“Chase Daniel is not a bad player.”
“At 75 percent, I personally feel I can be one of the best quarterbacks in the league.”
“Any time you get into that chip on the shoulder, trying to prove that I can do this and I can do that, it takes away from what you're capable of doing and who you are as a player, as well as a person.”
“Every player has a chip on their shoulder about something.”
“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.”
“Work ethic starts where everyone understands that you're putting that extra foot forward in order to be the best.”
“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.”
“Making it to the Final Four, you feel like you're watched on campus. You're in the classroom, professors are talking about it.”
“You see great players, Hall of Fame players that didn't stay with their team.”
“I'm a Cubs fan, a Bulls fan.”
“My numbers speak for itself.”
“I take this game very seriously.”
“Everybody loves the backup.”
“I like to be try to be a mentor to some of the younger quarterbacks in the NFL.”
“I think sometimes people look to players to act out, speak loudly, pretty much be an idiot. But that's not me.”
“Everybody works on mechanics, no matter what position you play.”
“When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones who get criticized the most.”
“Many quarterbacks have won throughout their career and had a lot of success... and have a lot of wins, but were not able to win that Super Bowl... But that is the ultimate goal.”
“You want to play a whole game, but in the preseason you've got to be smart.”