To be able to be mentioned with guys like Emmitt, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin and my man LaDainian Tomlinson, it's a blessing.

People said I would be in the league for two to three years and then I would be done. I have been blessed to keep going, and also have success.

I want to show guys that when they get up in age, if you love the game and you go out and work hard, it shouldn't matter what age you are.

I train with young guys in the offseason just to be honest and keep myself sure, to let myself know if I'm ready or will I be ready.

As long as I'm healthy and feeling good, I will compete with anybody.

Before I got injured, football was very easy, I didn't have to work out.

But I look at Anquan Boldin the same. If you watch us, we're similar players. We're not the fastest, we're not the biggest, but we get it done. I think we're just football players.

My coaches respect me - the way I come to work, practice and play.

My son going to college is a big milestone.

I love when people tell me what I can't do.

When you think about retiring, you're done. You already checked out.

If I feel like I can't play ball anymore, I'll stop that day. I'm not a fool. I respect the game too much.

My mom, how she raised me, my brothers, my cousins, when I was a kid with one bedroom for 12 people... You think about all that, and God blessed me to get somewhere and do something I love and do something I've done since I was a kid. And blessed me with the talent to do it.

My neighborhood, Coconut Grove, we always played in the streets. It was corner against corner. We all had football teams. Different neighborhoods.

My first time playing running back in a real game, I had eight touchdowns.

When I'm done, whenever I feel like I'm done, I'm going to come back and retire as a Niner.

I want to make an impact.

I don't care what age I am. If I continue to train and feel good and enjoy the locker room and this organization wants me and I feel I can do it, I'm going to do it, no matter what my age.

You can be talented, but having great talent isn't enough. You have to work every day or someone will pass you up.

I'm going to be a Niner, you know, I've been there - that's who drafted me, gave me the opportunity to come into this league, to be a professional ball player, and I was there 10 years, man.

I know that every team likes a guy who's going to try their best and work very hard.

When you come from Miami, you're used to winning.

I just always told myself that I can never get big-headed if I become successful.

I'm from Miami, you know, when you're a child, you always want to play in front of your hometown.