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QUOTES BY PRIEST
HOLMES:
"The biggest thing I've
noticed is how well they move left to right, from sideline to
sideline, in helping me get to the perimeter.'' -- On his offensive
line
"Anything you would like to achieve that's going to be
great, there's always a price to pay. I grew up watching Tony
Dorsett, and I never saw him complain about the number of touches he
had. It's just a matter of going in there and doing your job." -- On
playing the game
"It's like winning a rushing
championship. It's something they can't take away from you.
It's probably the last thing I think about. It's just a matter of
priorities, and right now that isn't a priority." -- On
being a candidate for the 2002 MVP Award
"I've said
before, as far as individual goals and accomplishments, you really
can't look at those until the end of the season. There's too
much at stake, there's too many more games to play. As far as an
accomplishment like that, I really don't pay attention to it because
there's nothing I can do about it right now." -- On his 2002
performance
"It’s just a matter of going to work. Each year,
as a running back, you have something that you want to focus on a
little bit more. Last year it was just a matter of getting into the
offense, working the rushing yards and working the offenses and
tying in with the offensive line. This year it has changed up in
that we are very disciplined about scoring in the Red Zone and
that’s the biggest number we needed to improve as far as winning
some games this year." -- On team's improvement between 2001 and
2002
QUOTES ON PRIEST
HOLMES:
"He
will be used, but not abused. Besides, there are very few running
backs who've ever complained about getting the ball too much."
--
Dick Vermeil (Chiefs head coach), on whether Priest Holmes is
feeling the burden of carrying the ball on 48 percent of Kansas
City's offensive plays in 2002
"When you block for Priest, if
you hit your guy he can make something happen on every play.
Priest is something special. It's interesting that he wasn't
drafted. Teams spend millions of dollars every year to find the
quote-unquote right guy."
-- John Tait, Chiefs right offensive
tackle
"We studied film all week on him, and we kept
saying, 'Find Priest Holmes. Find him. Find him. If he's your guy,
hug him.' But for three and a half quarters, we didn't do
that. That little guy was all over the place." -- Rod Woodson,
Raiders safety
"Obviously, Priest is our superstar. We make
no bones about it. But he doesn't act like it. He's always
there at meetings. He's always on time to practice. A lot of
superstars, they think they're better than that." -- Tony
Richardson, Chiefs fullback
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