You can always get better.
— Christian McCaffrey
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.
For the guys who feel like they are glued to one position or one sport, don't do it man, do whatever you want to do.
I'm someone who believes in having motivation at all times, win or lose, individual awards.
Sometimes you'll have 30, 40 touches in the game, and you'll feel better than if you had 22. It depends on where you get hit and how you get hit.
I'm wherever coach puts me.
I really try to pride myself on route running, catching and being able to be a mismatch anywhere on the field.
The best players try to not slow down when they put the pads on.
Everyone wants to be close to your team. You don't want to have guys that don't feel comfortable in the locker room.
I'm just kind of a hard-nosed, don't say a lot and go to work kind of guy.
I just show up every day.
Pretty surreal experience to see the impact football has had globally.
I prepare so I can be in the whole game.
The big plays will come.
When you read about white athletes these days and white skill possession receivers specifically, one word you'll always find is tough. You'll rarely see explosive, athletic, stuff like that.
To me, speed kills.
I would definitely like the ball as much as possible... That's why I train.
You have a lot of individual goals, I think everybody does.
You can put in all the plays in the world, but if a guy is not executing it's not going to work.
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.
Great players always play with a chip on their shoulder no matter if they have a reason to or not.
Most schools, the football players are kind of the kings in school.
I think if you can be as versatile as you can be, you'll be the best player you can be.
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.
Every great team has multiple backs. Very few times do you have just one back.
I put in a lot of work in film study.
You should want to compete.
Yeah, I've got quick thumbs.
There is not some secret formula, it comes down to completing passes, being efficient on first and second down and making plays when the ball is in your hands.
I got lucky that they throw me the ball a lot and it's my job to make those catches.
You can't try to make something crazy happen when nothing is there. You've just got to keep pushing.
People do the eye test and underestimate me, so I do play with a chip on my shoulder.
The faster I can get, the better as well.
The league is shifting. It's becoming a smaller league, way more speed-dominant. So you're seeing more backs like me who can run between the tackles, pass-protect, catch and become matchup nightmares. You also have more receivers who are getting jet sweeps, doing different things with the ball in their hands.
It sucks when you lose.
I've always prided myself on being a football player.
I play for my teammates.
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.
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.
Wherever they put me I'll do anything a team needs me to do.
Never get comfortable.
I don't care if I get no carries and just play special teams. I'm there to try to win football games and help that team win.
If I'm not playing football, I'm preparing to play football. That's kind of how I kind of view my life.
We're here to win football games, so whatever that means, whatever that takes, that's what we're going to do.
I am beyond blessed and humbled to be named the Paul Hornung Award winner.
The goal every offseason is just to get as fast as you can, stay healthy.
Sometimes a 1-yard gain on third-and-1 is a big play. People take that for granted.
You've got to let the game come to you. You can't press.
My position is a running back. So, the first part of my position is running. That means I need to run and be fast.
You can always get bigger, faster, stronger. I don't have any choice. I have to.