Willie McGinest
Willie McGinest
William Lee McGinest, Jr.is a retired American football linebacker who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots fourth overall in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth11 December 1971
CityLong Beach, CA
coming everybody guys hard hurt ourselves pride step trying win
We don't pride ourselves on getting guys hurt and still trying to win games. We need everybody we can (get). We just play hard and guys that are coming in have to just step up.
hard players spoken takes work
I have spoken to players who have been there before and they work hard and do all the things it takes to win. Same here.
clutch ethic grounded guy hard high keeps level matter playing talented type work
No matter what's happening, what type of receivers come in that could be more talented than him, his work ethic and high level of playing -- big plays, making plays, and being clutch -- keeps him grounded here. It keeps him stable. Makes it hard not to like a guy like that.
bowl means playoffs super teams
I think it means nothing. If that were true, then teams that have been in the playoffs would be in the playoffs and the Super Bowl every year. I think it's a whole new season. It's a new game, it's a new season.
beat excuses faced fair men
We don't make excuses for our losses. We play fair and square. They outplayed us. We are not going to say we were banged up or we didn't have everybody. We went out there and faced them like men and they beat us.
road worried
We have a long road to go. We are not worried about any records. Right now we are just worried about getting better.
feisty says support team tom whatever
Tom is a feisty guy. He says what's on his mind. He's on our team so I support whatever he says.
best coming football hands next teams
We can do a lot of things better. We have one of the best teams if not the best team in football right now coming in here next week. We have our hands full. If we don't get better, there are going to be some problems.
measure
I have a lot (left). I don't measure by years. I take it day by day.
contract help sign team
I didn't want to go to a team to sign a contract and get some money. I wanted to be a part of a family. They made me feel like family. They made me feel needed, like I could come in and help them.
plug
Having him back helps. I don't know if he can plug all the holes, but it'll help.
family gives reason
He's a big reason why I came. He's like a father. He makes you feel comfortable and gives you that family atmosphere.
game ourselves plan ready stop trying
We are trying to get ourselves ready for our game plan and stop the run. If we can't do that, nothing else really matters.
aggressive hit people
We're going to be aggressive and go at people and hit people.