Shaun Alexander
Shaun Alexander
Shaun Edward Alexanderis a former American football running back who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was drafted by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. In May 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Alexander set numerous NFL and Seattle Seahawks' franchise records, and was named the NFL MVP in 2005. He was also named to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth30 August 1977
CityFlorence, KY
CountryUnited States of America
Winners win and losers lose. We weren't winners. We're winners this year. We look at the game differently. It's not like it was last year. We have a totally different team. We expect more from each other.
We were comfortable going into the championship game because we know he usually wins 'em.
There's never really any more pressure that a game would put on me. It's easy to stay focused for this game. One play could change the whole game and you're not playing anymore.
I've seen this team go from a team you would laugh at to one that you have to respect. Now we're here to play the greatest game of our lives, which we will have to do to win, and try to build a dynasty.
There's really no more pressure that any game or situation could put on me that I don't put on myself. I'm just going to go out there the same way I always do and try to do some things that are even more amazing than some of the things I've been able to do before.
This is the best family atmosphere we've had in six years here. That's what family members do, when somebody's not there, they say, 'We're going to carry you for a while.' And that's how the whole game went.
We're here playing the greatest game of our lives, which we're going to have to do to win.
I never watch the TV news or read the paper, so anything I hear comes from the linemen or (fullback) Mack Strong. They were more upset with the Shaun-hasn't-had-a-100-yard-game or he-got-knocked-out talk. But it's football. You just hope that at the end of the game you have the lead, and we've done that in back-to-back weeks now.
I am a better running back every time I step on the field. I try to get better each game, each summer, each season.
I told some of the guys before the game that playing aggressive and playing with passion is a choice. I said that everybody should make the choice today.
It's always good to win a game that you're down, win games that you should win. Our last drive was 93 yards. That's what championship teams do. We know that, and we're doing that.
It's always even more special when we can audible and we're making shifts as the game is going.
That might help us. The Steelers have played great on the road in the playoffs, but this might be the closest they've had to a home game with all of the support here in Detroit.
It would always be great to have a big game in the postseason, but I don't care as long as our team wins. If I had to have nine yards again for another victory, so be it. I'll take those nine yards and I'll see you all in Detroit.