Some running backs do different things to get away. My move is to spin.
Le'Veon Bell
When I'm running, I tend to see a lot.
As fresh as I can be in the games, the better.
There are a lot of running backs who see the first level, the D-linemen, and they can't really see the second level.
Drake is one of my favorite artists, so it would definitely be a honor to make a track with him.
Growing up, my uncle used to always have dogs, and we always had a dog growing up. I couldn't remember a time when I never had a dog. It was part of the family. So once I actually got old enough, I got a dog in college, then I felt he needed a friend, so I got another dog. They just started adding up from there.
I'm not really worried about how many carries I get or anything, I just want to make sure we win the game. So if I need 50 carries to win the game, I'm going to get it.
I never feel like I'm in a rush. I'm controlling the pace. If I have the ball and hit the hole right now and get 3 yards, I feel like I can be patient, work for something, knowing I can still get the 3. It's something that's hard to be coached on. I just feel I've perfected it over time.
If I'm on an away game or on my way to the stadium or on a bus ride, I listen to more mellow music. Laid-back, chill, like The Weeknd, Drake, something like that.
I'm not a real greedy guy.
It is okay to play tough and try to hit guys hard in the course of the play - that's fine - but I don't like unnecessary roughness or things that happen after the play.
I feel I'm one of those guys that doesn't necessarily depend on athletic ability.
I think if you deflate a football, then you're definitely cheating.
I don't necessarily care about the money aspect of it. I just want to be valued where I'm at. If I am playing this game, I want to set standards for all the other running backs behind me, like Todd Gurley and Ezekiel Elliott, Melvin Gordon, guys like that.
I just feel like I try to get out of each game healthy.
When people come up to me and are like, 'I really like your music,' it feels good to know that it's not all about football for me anymore.
The irony is, when people now compliment my ability to make something out of nothing on the football field, my mom is the one who's been doing so in real life all along.
My aunt has this video from when I was 6 years old, no teeth or nothing, and I told my mom and my aunt that I was going to the NFL.
I use my mind. I set up blocks. I wait for things to open. I time up things. I use a lot of skill catching the ball.
I'm not a guy who always complains or talks about getting carries.
If I only get eight carries, and we win the game, I'm fine with that.
Rottweilers are really protective. They always want to be around you, and they are really cuddly. They are good around family.
It was never a thing that bothered me, being cold or if there's snow. It never fazed me.
I can't take nothing for granted. I have to really protect myself - either get out of bounds or continue to finish the play.
The first album that I bought with my own money was 50 Cent's 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'.' That was, like, the 5th grade, 6th grade.
Being in my rhythm, I can never tell whether I got 15 carries or 25 carries. It's never really a difference to me. I just go out and play.
When I carry the ball, I don't just take a direct hit. I get out of bounds when I can, get to the ground, try to avoid taking a pounding on my shoulders and legs. If I do that, I think I'll be fine.
I feel like a lot of runners in the NFL: the more they get the ball, the more they get into a rhythm.
I don't think I should settle for anything less than what I'm valued at.
I gotta go play with people who want to see me succeed, who want me to be great.
I want to continue to grow, and as long as I keep going out there doing what I'm doing and don't fall off from what I've learned already as they keep adding things on, I'll be fine.
I don't want to go out there and jeopardize myself getting hurt in camp.
I want to be the best that I can be because I want to win a Super Bowl.
I feel I should be valued as a player, not so much my position.
The only time I'm really upset is if we lose the game and I feel like I wasn't involved.
It's about leaving a legacy. People will always remember what you did. That's why I run the way I run.
I practice so hard, Sundays are easy.
If you just play your game, the stats will come.
I want to make sure I do everything in my power to be a better teammate and player.
I just don't like when guys come and do dirty plays.
For me, I just like to play respectable football.
I always feel like I can play better.
I don't think there are a lot of backs who can do the things that I can do.
I just think my work ethic really shows.
I take pride in staying in the game.
I run my routes like a crossover dribble. It's about taking angles, faking one way but going the other, and being savvy. And then, instead of running to the basket, I'm running away from the defender.
I used to be more of a bruiser. I wanted to run through people. Now I try to run around them.
I love being a running back. But I really love being a football player.
I don't want to just be the guy to dump the ball off to or the guy who can do the checkdowns.
I always want to find something to get you to play with a chip on your shoulder.
