Keith Brooking
Keith Brooking
Keith Howard Brookingis a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft and also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He played college football at Georgia Tech. Brooking was a five-time Pro Bowl selection with the Falcons...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 October 1975
considered foundation heart somebody succeed taken wants
I've always considered myself a builder, somebody who wants to put a foundation in place that will succeed for years to come. It's taken a while, but I know with all my heart that one day we'll get there.
excuses headed hear hold mirror ourselves
But you won't hear any excuses in here. We're going to hold ourselves accountable. We'll look in the mirror and do what we have to do to get headed back in the right direction.
crowd difficult gets hear offense run stopped tone
We set the tone defensively. We stopped the run and had them in second-and-long, third-and-long. When the crowd here gets into it, it can be very difficult for the offense to hear and to execute.
injury report
I need to see an injury report on my quarterback,
asked dead goal honest mean opportunity playing question time winning
I'll be dead honest with you. I've been asked that question a lot this season, even when we were 6-2 and playing really well. You know, 'What about the opportunity to have back-to-back winning seasons?' That didn't mean anything to me at the time because that wasn't my goal or the team's goal. But right now, I have a different perspective.
game hurts love tough
It's very tough to swallow. I love this game with all my heart. I put so much into it. To come up short, it hurts. It hurts bad.
coming defense experience late learn might players plays results together younger
The results might not always look like it, but I feel our defense coming together as our younger players get more experience and learn how to make plays late in the game. The thing is, with our defense, if one guy's not in his spot, that's when you still see breakdowns.
best complete confidence decision football players
We need to get our best football players on the field. I have complete confidence they're going to make the best decision for the football team.
behind crowd line nine offensive
To get nine sacks and with our crowd behind us like they were, that would fluster any offensive line in the league,
option
There's not a choice, ... There's no other option with us.
atmosphere boiling dome emotions seen tension
I've never seen anything like that. I think it was just the emotion, tension and atmosphere of the dome boiling over.
came city excited knocked last mountain schedule since team year
That team knocked us off the mountain last year in the NFC Championship Game. Ever since the schedule came out we've been anticipating this game. And the city has been very excited about this game.
backyard coming kicking promise proud teams
That's not something we were proud of. I can promise you that. You don't want other teams coming into your backyard and kicking you around like that. It's embarrassing.
ending job knowing respect tough
You've got to respect that decision, ... It would have been tough to come in here and give it everything, knowing your job was ending at the end of the year.