Quotes from Cris Carter

Buckeye born and bred. Now an H-O-F-er - even after I'm dead.

We had a reward system and a protection system. We would reward players for big plays, things that can help your team win. And then also, we paid guys money for protection, especially guys who couldn't protect themselves and especially offensive players.

I loved Philadelphia. I loved my teammates.

Bill Romanowski was one of the most feared players to play, not only because of his intensity, but because he played through the whistle and after the whistle.

The difference between the good players and the great is how long they stay in their prime.

There's not a bunch of pressure at the Pro Bowl.

I didn't make the Pro Bowl until my seventh year I think in the NFL. We continually got better.

You get drafted, you perform like a Pro Bowler, then they pay you. But there's certain teams in this league, that's not what they're trying to do.

I grew up in small-town America, black, disadvantaged.

This goes across all racial lines, ethnicities, religious backgrounds. People believe in disciplining their children... It's the 21st century. My mom was wrong. She did the best she could, but she was wrong about some of that stuff she taught me. And I promised my kids, I won't teach that mess to them.

I would never tell young people to break the law or avoid prosecution.

I know wide receivers.

The history with wide receivers, I follow it pretty close. I look at Art Monk, I look at Lynn Swann, I look at Michael Irvin, and it's becoming very, very difficult to judge the skill of a wide receiver in today's game. But what else can you judge it on but the numbers? The numbers, they do tell a story.

Michael Strahan should get the amount of money that anybody else in the league is getting. I don't care if it is a quarterback, wide receiver, defensive lineman, linebacker. He should make the kind of money Brett Favre, Marshall Faulk make, because he's that type of player.

I'm a football player. I believe I'm just as tough as anybody else. I try not to play like a wide receiver.

I think the modern-day wide receiver, I would say that his skill level is not appreciated. It's not just about the numbers. It's the ability to catch the football and put your talent on display.

As a wide receiver, you don't want to feel that the quarterback is only going to throw you the ball if you're wide open.

You have to be smart as a football player.

Any time you roll up a corner and you have a safety standing behind him helping out the corner, it's frustrating for any player.

The one thing you have to address with Randy Moss is not a conditioning thing. It's not an age thing. It needs to be addressed. I believe it's the elephant in the room. It's that thing called quit. And Randy, not like any other superstar I've met, he has more quit in him than any of those other players.

When you play quarterback in the NFL, you're going to get scrutinized.

I don't think Joey Harrington is good enough to be a starting quarterback in the NFL.

I don't care what you do in life. To say that that year I was the absolute best, especially when you're in a team sport - and I have more of a personality that I wished I would've played an individual sport - to win a championship, to get 60 people and focused in one direction and do it over a seven-month period is phenomenal.

We have learned from history that change is never easy, that it usually doesn't look pretty, especially in today's politically-charged environment where intent and actions can readily be misconstrued and judged.