Michael Robinson
Michael Robinson
Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 as a Penn State quarterback. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2011 as a fullback for the Seattle Seahawks.
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth6 February 1983
CityRichmond, VA
knew
I knew it was going to be like that, ... What can I say?
adversity hang head overcome past
I told myself that, Mike, you can overcome adversity on the field, ... In the past when things didn't go right, I started to hang my head and it was like a snowball effect.
talking
I get upset. I feel like they're talking about my dad.
happy people picked seven sixth ten top
People picked us to go sixth in the Big Ten, ... People said we should be happy with six or seven wins. Now we're on top of the Big Ten right now.
penn state throw
That's what I used to see Penn State do, back when they were winning. They never let up. If we made a big play, we'd throw another big play.
players situations
He's a big-time player. And big-time players show up in big-time situations in big-time games.
deserves happy joe none people retire saying stayed web worked
He deserves it. He really does. He's worked so hard. He stayed with us. People told him to retire. Now look at him. Nobody's saying to retire and no more Joe must go Web sites. None of that. I'm just so happy for him.
exactly great hits last lets offense open patient runner supposed waited year
He's a more patient runner now. Now, he lets things open up and then he hits them. Before he waited too long. Now, he hits them exactly when he's supposed to hit them. He has made great improvement, even from last year to this. He will be a big part of this offense this year.
joe
It's Joe Paterno. What more can I say. Who wouldn't want to play for Joe Paterno?
calm calms coaches early joke trouble
Especially early in the game, you feel that you can't get out of the trouble and you get impatient. The coaches would just tell me to calm down, they'd tell me a joke that's not that funny, and it calms me down.
time understand
I know, I know. I understand why they did. It's about time we started getting things going. It happens.
becoming best coaches coaching country familiar far game great hard job offensive side skill year
He's had another year of becoming more familiar with the personnel, more familiar with what he has on the offensive side of the ball, but I think Galen is one of the best coaches in the country as far as coaching on game day. He does a great job making adjustments on the fly, and that's a hard skill to do.
figure help kid people run seen shot three willing
But I'm a realist. People have seen me run the ball. People have seen me catch. They figure this kid can help us with two or three roster spots. I'm more than willing to do that. I just want a shot at quarterback.
beat drop four guys key three throw
You can't really just key in on one receiver, because now we have three or four guys that can beat you deep. Sometimes I drop back and I don't know who to throw it to, because they can all get open.