LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tomlinson
LaDainian Tramayne Tomlinsonis a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football Leaguefor eleven seasons. He played the majority of his 11-year career with the San Diego Chargers, who selected him with the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. Tomlinson was selected to five Pro Bowls, was an All-Pro six times, and won two rushing titles. At the time of his retirement, he ranked fifth in career rushing yards, seventh...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth23 June 1979
CityRosebud, TX
CountryUnited States of America
I don't have to go to the weight room. I don't have to go work out if I don't want to.
Sometimes when you're praised about something, sometimes it's deserved, and sometimes it's not deserved. Same thing with criticism. Sometimes the criticism is deserved, and sometimes it's not deserved.
People may remember something I did on the field for a couple of days, maybe a week.
You earn the respect of your peers that you play against, and they don't trash talk you.
People always say, and my family has said it to me, that you know who your real friends are when you're at your lowest point and you don't have a job or whatever.
I make sure I always give Him all the glory and praise, because I know that in one second, one game, one play, it could be all over.
We needed a victory bad, ... We needed to get back to even so we could feel good about ourselves and the direction we were going. It just happened to be the Super Bowl champs and their 21-game home winning streak on the line.
We're motivated just on the schedule we have: having a tough schedule and wanting to prove to people that no matter if we have a tough schedule or not, we're a good football team, and we're going to win games. I share the record with Lenny now, and I'm not a greedy person. If we can win the game and I don't get a touchdown, I'll be fine with that.
When he first got here, he said he had some nastiness to him, and that was one thing he was going to bring. He's definitely brought it. ... I mean, the guy has brought a different mindset to the defense.
What if' is always creeping up in your head. But I think you've got to constantly remind yourself that 'what if' could have been easily 13-0 like the Colts.
They made some great adjustments in the second half. We obviously didn't do a good enough job in finishing.
They played real good defense. They got to Drew and really controlled the line of scrimmage,
They don't feel like they need to use me in that way, I guess,
They really gave the Giants a hard time, especially Eli. It was an electrifying event out there and it was like a playoff game.