Charles Tillman
Charles Tillman
Charles Anthony Tillman, nicknamed "Peanut", is a retired American football cornerback. He played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Tillman also played for the Carolina Panthers in 2015 before retiring in 2016...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth23 February 1981
CityChicago, IL
powerful mind tools
The mind is a powerful tool.
winning competition want
Look at politics; they're always in competition over an election, who wants to win. It's just who we are, it's what we do.
thinking competition president
I think everyone needs competition in life, whether it be myself, you, the President.
thinking competition
I like to compete. I think competition brings out the best in anybody.
moving player thinking
I definitely think moving around helped shape me and has helped me be a better player.
defense want offense
Defense is on the fly, it's reactive; you have to react to the offense. I have to prevent someone from doing something when they want to do it.
hate missing lessons
I hate to lose. And when I do lose, I don't lose the lesson, I don't miss the message.
couple defensive good line move pocket sure
I think we can. As good as our defensive line is playing, I'm more than sure they'll get after him and make him move around in the pocket and get a couple sacks.
prefer
You always prefer to be in on more plays,
bit
It was just a little bit of play confusion.
buffalo eat ice plus room sleep wings
The big plus for me is room service. Ice cream, buffalo wings and cookies, but a really big meal. I eat normal, and I usually sleep well.
advantage dreams hand kid particular situation tried
What can I say? ... Every kid dreams of being in that situation and I was in it. I just tried to take advantage of it. He had one hand on it, then I just kind of yanked it out of his hand and that was pretty much it. I wanted it more than him on that particular play.
higher lost perfect second
was a perfect throw. The second one was my fault. It was up there a little higher than I expected, and I lost it.
defense good hurt meaning next
This defense can take it to the next level, meaning the sky's the limit. We can be as good as we want to be. We can be as good as we want to be if we don't hurt ourselves.