Quotes by Michael Bennett

“If not this weekend, next week. Im ready.”

“My necks doing good. The motion is there. The pain is pretty much wearing away. I want to be safe about it, but Im ready.”

“It looks like [Tice] wants to move in that direction this first week, and thats fine, ... You play until you get tired, and then you tap out and the next guy comes in. Im not going to have a problem with that for now.”

“My goal is zero (fumbles), ... and I had two in one game. Thats very uncharacteristic of myself. But Ive got to be perfect. I cant make mistakes.”

“I wouldnt have believed this, but it happened today, so weve got to get better and move on,”

“Im trying to do what the President said and only get it when I need it. But I think I need it.”

“Give me a break. Jerome Bettis had those same numbers in a game last year, and ended up with two touchdowns. But, never fear. The NFL is all about improvement. Sunday, against the Bengals, I plan to reach negative one yard in half the number of carries.”

“As soon as I catch it, Ive got to tuck it, ... but the guy just made a good play.”

“Fumbles are something I pride myself on not doing, ... My goal is zero. The season just started, and I got two in one game. Now Ive got to go back and redo my goals.”

“It is a distraction, ... But I wont let it bother me. ... I cant do anything about it. I can just do my job, and if I get shipped out of here, then its out of my hands.”

If you can tolerate the humiliation and helplessness and admit that youre an out-of-control fuckup, it frees you from expectations that you cant possibly meet, promises you cant keep, and appearances you cant maintain; it liberates you from the ensuring cycle of endless failure.