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
There's been a lot of situations that it's been right for me to be able to score. It kind of worked out for me,
Absolutely. You're going to definitely think about the games that got away, what you could have done different.
You never know even if you don't start off strong, ... Big games like 200 yards are the ones that put you over the top.
This is the National Football League. Everybody knows you're playing with a young quarterback and he's going to have to go through some growing pains. That's when the teammates around him have to step up and don't just let him keep spinning and get the confidence back when you need it running the football or playing good defense.
This is the time of your career when you really step into your prime and become what you are supposed to become once you're drafted,
I think that happened to us. We were in almost every game until the end, but then we'd start thinking too much and asking ourselves, 'Are we going to lose this game, too?' That's when you find yourself in a panic situation. We weren't poised enough at the end of the game to finish it off.
I think it's too early to start talking about MVP,
Just being me, yeah, I want to be utilized a little bit more than what I am.
I say if we don't win this season, they should be upset. But give us a chance to prove that we are winners.
Just use me like they've been using me, ... I'm more than just a ballcarrier. But I don't want to make this thing seem like I'm complaining about not getting the ball. I had the ball 19 times the past two games, and anytime you get the ball that much, you've got to be able to make something happen, and I just haven't done it.
I think it definitely changes things a lot because he's obviously one of our playmakers, ... I think our offense, hopefully, opens up a lot more and we'll be able to get the ball down the field some and put more points on the board.
I think throwing touchdown passes has helped me out this year. People love to see me throw the football.
I think some of them fans are fantasy owners, too.
I went to the Senior Bowl and told myself I'm going to answer the question about this competition thing once and for all,