Quotes from Christian McCaffrey

Yeah, I've got quick thumbs.

I can be a receiver.

I think when you're running through a hole and you're hit in certain, different ways, you have to be able to move and change and make people miss.

I stopped worrying about how other people define me a little bit ago. I used to care a lot. Now I just don't care that much. Really, what I'm worried about is, am I being the best me I can be?

My training is very specific to my sport, so it's a lot of fast, explosive movements. It's very pertinent to exactly what I do on the football field, which is fast burst in short spaces.

I'm just so blessed to be a Carolina Panther. I can't wait to grind every single day for that organization, team, fans and for everybody there. I'm blessed to be a Carolina Panther.

I train every single day.

Something I really pride myself on is not just being a running back that can catch the ball but if I move out to the slot, I become a receiver.

The league is shifting. It's becoming a smaller league, way more speed-dominant. So you're seeing more backs like me who can run between the tackles, pass-protect, catch and become matchup nightmares. You also have more receivers who are getting jet sweeps, doing different things with the ball in their hands.

Some of my best childhood memories are of watching Terrell Davis with my dad. I used to hang out when I was, like, 4 and 5 years old and play Power Rangers in the locker room with him and Shannon Sharpe and Rod Smith. And I loved Terrell. He was awesome.

I'm just kind of a hard-nosed, don't say a lot and go to work kind of guy.

Most schools, the football players are kind of the kings in school.

You can never satisfy other people, I learned. End of the day, it's extremely important that you know yourself better than anybody else, and if you can do that, it doesn't matter what anybody thinks about you, good or bad.

I love Mac Miller. I'm a big Drake fan. I love Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Bob Marley.

For me, any time I'm on the football field, that's my comfort zone.

I've always tried to be a complete athlete and not limit myself to one position or one sport. It really helped mold my whole football game.

When you read about white athletes these days and white skill possession receivers specifically, one word you'll always find is tough. You'll rarely see explosive, athletic, stuff like that.

To me, speed kills.

Every great team has multiple backs. Very few times do you have just one back.

People do the eye test and underestimate me, so I do play with a chip on my shoulder.

My childhood neighbor played piano, and he told me we'd get all the girls if I learned how to play-and I was probably in eighth grade, going into high school, so I said, 'Sign me up.'

One of the main reasons I went to Stanford was to run in a pro-style offense and show I can run between the tackles 25 to 30 times consistently.

I used to get so upset when my parents took away my phone and then I realized it's because they wanted the best for me and my brothers. I have a whole new appreciation for how they raised us.

It's a constant progression, and as long as you're constantly striving to be better, you're headed in the right direction.