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
It's just like when you're gaining a lot of yards - it just happens. A guy like Chuck Muncie, everybody knows what kind of player he was. It's great to be in the same category.
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.
Everybody around the league looks up to their organization, ... Just the things they have been able to do, especially in a time when free agency is critical and things change. They've proved it can be done.
My job is to let everybody know what I stand for and to let my light shine. I want to show others the way I live so that hopefully they follow. I can also tell about my experiences as a Christian so that I may help bring others to Christ.
I think he's waited patiently for his opportunity, and he's taken advantage of it. He's a first-round pick (in 2003), so everybody knew he had a lot of talent. I think it was just a point of him getting on the field and proving himself.
I knew that they were going to be up for us trying to run the ball. At that point they were pinning their ears back. That's why you saw the big play happen, too. When they got all them guys up, somebody didn't get over in that gap where they were supposed to get, and Michael got right down the sideline.
It's still fairly early, ... but at the same time, we can't afford to drop any more.
It's not fair to sit here and say how Philip is going to do. We haven't even stepped on the field together.
They just played good defense. I don't know specifically what they did; I have to wait to see the film.
I'm a competitive person. I think you all know that. Myself, I feel like I can do more. But at the same time we do have other players on the team who can make plays. Just being me, yeah, I want to be utilized a little bit more than what I am.
I'm pretty sure people are getting tired of hearing (everyone) say, 'LT hasn't caught any passes' or whatever, ... It's definitely in the game plan, and that's going to be something we try to do this week -- make sure I touch the ball in open space.
I'm only in my fifth year, and we still have five games to go down the stretch, and the offensive line is just now getting healthy, ... So I'm looking forward to what we have here in the future.
It was nice. So many times we've been on the losing end of games like this. I figured one game would have to go our way.
Oh, she's doing great. She's really come through it. She's positive. She's the same person she was before. Everything's good.