Frank Gore

“I just want to go out there and try to get my respect from my teammates and my coaches.”

“Some guys go to different teams and as they get older, they just want to ride the coattail of the younger guys. I don't want to do that.”

“When training camp comes, all the guys in my running back room will see how hard I go every day.”

“I don't care what age I am. If I continue to train and feel good and enjoy the locker room and this organization wants me and I feel I can do it, I'm going to do it, no matter what my age.”

“When you hear coaches say your son is good, sometimes you think they are just saying it because it's you.”

“Coming up, I thought Barry Sanders was the best running back ever.”

“When you're a free agent you want to be wanted.”

“I don't want to just be part of a team, I want to help a team, and I don't want anyone to say I rode the bench to get a ring.”

“As long as I stay consistent as my career goes, I'm good with it.”

“My first time playing running back in a real game, I had eight touchdowns.”

“I've been blessed to play 15 years.”

“Nowadays, kids need promises to play. And I'm not gonna lie, I almost went to Mississippi. But that's the best thing I did, when I changed my mind and went to Miami.”

“You've got to know what helps you be successful during the season.”

“Defensive guys don't really understand. It's totally different for offense. Defensive guys are convinced they know us but they just don't understand. Quarterbacks have so much that they have to read and adjust to. They have to look at everybody on the defense. It's totally different for the offense.”

“My first goal was to play in the NFL.”

“I want to be remembered as a guy who played the game of football right.”

“As long as you train and love to compete, you can do whatever you want.”

“I knew that I wasn't the smartest kid in school, but I knew that I had a way to get out if I did the right things in sports.”

“I just think I respect the game and care for the game so much.”

“My neighborhood, Coconut Grove, we always played in the streets. It was corner against corner. We all had football teams. Different neighborhoods.”