Quotes from Frank Gore

When your name gets mentioned with the great guys that played this game in the past, that's very big.

To be able to be mentioned with guys like Emmitt, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin and my man LaDainian Tomlinson, it's a blessing.

When you come from Miami, you're used to winning.

I'm from Miami, you know, when you're a child, you always want to play in front of your hometown.

I thought my freshman year at the University of Miami, I was balling, I was looking forward to the NFL.

My son going to college is a big milestone.

When I went to high school, my whole neighborhood, they followed me. They wanted to see me be successful.

My neighborhood, Coconut Grove, we always played in the streets. It was corner against corner. We all had football teams. Different neighborhoods.

I feel like every year it's something with me. I've got to overcome everything every year.

When you're a free agent you want to be wanted.

I'm going to be a Niner, you know, I've been there - that's who drafted me, gave me the opportunity to come into this league, to be a professional ball player, and I was there 10 years, man.

When you're looking from the outside looking in, you don't know what's in the locker room until you get there.

I could've easily gone the other way, but luckily, I had football and the dream to play in the NFL so I could do something positive with my life.