Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander
Shaun Edward Alexanderis a former American football running back who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was drafted by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. In May 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Alexander set numerous NFL and Seattle Seahawks' franchise records, and was named the NFL MVP in 2005. He was also named to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 August 1977
CityFlorence, KY
CountryUnited States of America
We don't care if we're overlooked or not overlooked, if we're picked to win or not picked to win. When you get to the playoffs, it's just about playing the game, looking at it for what it is, and trying to be ahead when the clock runs out.
We're here playing the greatest game of our lives, which we're going to have to do to win.
I think that we have a lot of guys that really need to rest up. They are playing hurt and playing beat up, which is football. But I think the timing is going to be good for us.
We look at it that we're playing the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the winner is the best team in the world.
Where you're playing against someone when you have to be on point it's not wise to do like I did. It went from bad to worse. I was getting hits from folks I normally don't take hits from, and I fumbled the ball.
I told some of the guys before the game that playing aggressive and playing with passion is a choice. I said that everybody should make the choice today.
There's never really any more pressure that a game would put on me. It's easy to stay focused for this game. One play could change the whole game and you're not playing anymore.
We love the fact we have one of the best records (15-3) in the NFL and people still think it is luck.
This whole town is excited. They have been craving for something special since the beginning.
We've come a long way. It's taken five years to put this group together and we're happy where we are.
To be in that situation is just amazing.
We're just a team. Every week, somebody goes down and somebody steps up. We're willing to pick up our fallen brother. That's just how it is.
We're just a team, and that's the greatest compliment that you can give.
This team has accomplished some goals. Now my family is getting together on what we should do -- and then go on.