Quotes from Le'Veon Bell

I want to be remembered as, if not the best, then one of the best players ever. Not just running backs - players.

I just know when I'm on the sideline, I can't expect somebody to push me out of bounds.

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.

I know, when I'm 30 or 31 years old, I know I'll be productive because I don't depend solely on my athletic ability to get open and get yards. It's more my mind.

I work out with my trainer; he knows my body to a T. He knows the things that I'm great at, and he knows the things I'm not necessarily great at, and he'll try to help those things.

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.

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.

I don't want to go out there and jeopardize myself getting hurt in camp.

It was never a thing that bothered me, being cold or if there's snow. It never fazed me.

I don't want to just be the guy to dump the ball off to or the guy who can do the checkdowns.

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.

It's an honor to be mentioned with a guy like Walter Payton.

My mom tried to get me on ballet. 'Walter Payton did it! Walter Payton did it!' I'm just not messing with ballet.

I just want to be a guy that's reliable, make sure I take care of the football, make plays in situational downs, get in the end zone, help the offense move the ball, and win games.

I always try to find something to motivate me to be a better player.

Some running backs do different things to get away. My move is to spin.

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.

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 take pride in staying in the game.

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.

The only time I'm really upset is if we lose the game and I feel like I wasn't involved.

I don't really compare myself to a lot of other running backs - that's no offense to any other running back, but just the fact that I can see and avoid hits.

I don't think I should settle for anything less than what I'm valued at.

I feel I should be valued as a player, not so much my position.