Champ Bailey
Champ Bailey
Roland "Champ" Bailey Jr.is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played college football for Georgia, where he earned consensus All-American honors, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth22 June 1978
CityFolkston, GA
Champ Bailey quotes about
heart tired play
I don't worry about getting tired. I try not to let it guide me as far as how much I'm going to play. I play with my heart.
kids play want
When you're a little kid, you want the ball. You don't want to play defense. When you get the ball, basically you can do whatever you want.
time-heals time-heals-all heal
Time heals all things.
kansas played
The way they played up there in Kansas City, it ain't the same, though,
exactly
He did exactly what I thought and anticipated, ... It was perfect.
emphasis everybody looking
I think all the emphasis has made it even more valuable, ... Everybody is looking for those players.
knocked running visualize
I always visualize myself making big plays, but I didn't visualize getting knocked out at the 1 after running 100 yards.
corners defense defensive definitely good line piece plays teams
Their defense is definitely better because of ... He makes plays a lot of corners can't. . . . If you have a shutdown corner, teams also have to go the other way, so you take away a good piece of the field. He makes the linebackers better, he makes the defensive line better.
behave carry coming definitely example guy model prime throughout whether
He is definitely a prime example of how to be a pro, whether it's on the field, off the field, whatever. You can't have a better model for a young guy coming in on how to behave yourself and how to carry yourself. He's definitely done all the right things throughout his career.
overcome time year
I've never had a year like this, ... This is the first time I've had to overcome this many at one time.
responding sports tough
I think we're tough when we do things like that. We were responding to some things they like to do. We're active.
perfect im-not-perfect not-perfect
I'm not perfect, but I know when I start to do something, I don't like to not finish.
looks towns small-town
When I look back, I'm glad I grew up in a small town. There, it's just you, your family and whatever you make of it.
football hurt growing-up
The street is where we all learn. I played organized football growing up as well, but when that was over, I went right to the street. I remember twisting my ankles, breaking my thumb, I hurt everything when I was little playing street ball.