Champ Bailey
Champ Bailey
Roland "Champ" Bailey Jr.is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played college football for Georgia, where he earned consensus All-American honors, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth22 June 1978
CityFolkston, GA
concerned great help missed players shows sitting team
(The streak) is important and it shows accountability but at the same time, I'm not really concerned with it. There's a lot of great players that have missed a lot of games, so I'm not concerned with that. It's just (that) I want to be out there to help my team win, and I know I can't do anything sitting on the sidelines.
gets people realize smile super takes tough
He's super quick. People don't realize how tough he is. He takes a lot of licks and he gets up with a smile on his face.
played players toughest
He's one of the toughest players I've ever played with.
capable guy proved whatever
He's a guy who's capable of doing whatever it takes. He's proved he could.
knows mess played respect talk whistle
I know him very well. I played with him two years in college. We'll talk and mess around. I respect his game, but he knows when that whistle blows, it doesn't matter. We are going at each other's throats.
coming confident knew lines love ready
I really love the way he plays. We knew coming in that (No.) 47 was going to be ready to play. And when he lines up, I feel more confident in what we can do.
bit pushed situations trying
I pushed myself as much as I could, but there were situations where I could pushed a little bit more. I'm just trying to be careful.
front pain prepare regardless week
I prepare myself to play every week, regardless of the pain or whatever, ... I don't prepare for the week after. What's in front of me is what I've got.
job talk
I'm doing my job, doing it well. I'm going to keep doing it, and I'm going to talk about it.
ball loved running staying
I loved staying under the heat. When it's cold, I love to see them running the ball and controlling the clock.
backyard everybody felt forget job kicking shy speaking sure talk
I'm sure they will. We'll be in their backyard and they'll forget what I said. Everybody said it. And I'm not going to shy away from speaking my mind. I mean, I felt like I was kicking their (butt) so I just said it. . . . I say that about everybody. If I'm doing my job and doing it well, then I'm going to talk about it.
guy hard saw
I never saw the guy coming, but I was going as hard as I could.
anybody happening knows vulnerable whatever
I'm vulnerable to it happening again, ... But anybody that knows me knows I'm going to do whatever I can to get out there.
heart shows strange
Nothing strange about this, ... This shows the heart of a champion. This is what we expected.