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
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.
gas kept ran totally toward willpower
I was totally gassed. I ran out of gas at the 30-yard line. Only willpower kept me going toward the end zone.
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.
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.