Matt Hasselbeck Quotations

My teammates and I have just seen a glimpse of what it would be like to win a world championship. And as hard as it is right now -- 'cause it's hard right now -- we know what needs to happen to get it done, and I can promise you that we are all going to do everything we can do to get it done next year. Thank you for your support this year!

I was telling someone that this was the best I felt before a game, ... Tonight was great. I'm happy that the drive went so well.

I would say I'm very surprised it went down the way it did. I thought it was a possibility, but when I left for vacation, I definitely didn't think I would come back as not a member of the Titans. But we had a difference of the opinion somewhere along the way.

I wouldn't say we didn't miss a beat, it's not the same with those guys out. But we all had confidence in those guys that they would play well ... and those guys played great.

Obviously, when those guys are playing well, it makes my job easier. The system that we have here, it's just able to click when those guys are doing their jobs.

One of the things was that I don't scramble on second down. Like I have any care or thought about what down it is when I decide to scramble.

No disrespect at all, ... but we expected to win this game. I've been on teams and gone in places where I'm not sure everyone felt that way. We're more confident than we've ever been.

More than anything, you're just trying to execute each play as it's called and have good tempo, have good rhythm, have good enthusiasm.

My dad has been a huge influence on my life. He's been injured, drafted into the NFL. He's started, been benched, cut and traded. I've watched how he's gone through those good times and bad times.

Obviously, he brings a lot to our offense. He's one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. He's had a great year when he's been out there and he's a playmaker. So having his athleticism and his speed and quickness on the field, I think is going to be a breath of fresh air for our offense.

No, I don't really care. Either way, it's going to be a tough game. Whoever it is, I'm just glad we get to play it at our place. It will be fun to watch and let everybody beat each other up.

I don't know. We could take a halftime and do the orange slices and all that kind of stuff. I'm not worried about it.

I don't know. We've got the Pro Bowl coming up, and maybe that will help get that bad taste out of our mouth. But right now this is tough to swallow.

Last year, the first two games we didn't play well offensively. For whatever reason we just hadn't clicked. It will come around. I still feel good about what we have done and where we are at.

Miscommunication. Usually, that is a wide receiver running that. I was thinking one thing and Jerramy was thinking another.

So instead of compressing it and having a lot of pressure, it allows it to ... I don't know why, actually. I have no idea why it works. I just know it helps my arm.

Shoot, I kind of think we are still in shock, really.

Seneca is a talent, we all know that. That definitely was a spark for us.

Knowing Chike -- he's a guy with a great pass rush and he's got a motor -- I don't think any quarterback gets excited about going up against him. I think our guys, hopefully, will be up to the task.

You have to find him on every play. On every play.

I feel like I played a game yesterday, ... Thats what it feels like.

I can think of a lot of great quarterbacks that never won the Super Bowl. It's not something that I'm hung up on.

I don't think anyone was really that surprised, at least in our locker room. I don't think anyone was really surprised how some of those guys did.

I enjoy it and I love it. I'll watch the AFC games and I'll watch the NFC games. Sometimes it's fun to be a fan, too.

I have a joke for you, Gilbert. There?s three kinds of people in the world: There?s those who know how to count and there?s those who don?t.

When he went down, their guys were excited and our crowd answered back in a great way with kind of an MVP chant. It was good for our offense and we felt we actually had the momentum after that.

Had I been a first-round pick -- which never would have happened -- and they made me play, I wouldn't have done any good. I would have been bad. So I wasn't ready. So it's kind of a blessing in disguise for me.

What you can learn from this guy is the thing people call intangibles like his leadership style and the way he motivates guys around him. The way he has the ability to intimidate the opponent without saying a word. He's one of a kind.

What you find is that the better you are at listening, the better friend you are, the better person you are, the better player you become.

I actually made that up so Kenny just would think we did. Sorry.

He's playing, as far as I'm concerned. Why wouldn't you? It's a big game.

He was a great tight end. I bet him 100 bucks that he'd play tight end for us some day, and I lost the bet. I paid him 100 bucks. I wrote him a check. When I did it, it was more of 'You're a heck of an athlete. Whatever you put your mind to, you can get it done.' That's really what I was trying to say.

He can't use that excuse anymore that he's got a thankless job. He can actually do something good and get noticed for it.

He was going through a really, really tough thing. I saw him right before he approached coach Holmgren, and he was real shook up.

He didn't have to be that guy. He was my backup and he was the most supportive guy on the team.

He had it in his head the way things should be done, and if they weren't done that way, he wasn't going to stand for it.

He is definitely a threat that people are aware of at all times.

He has a very, very interesting story. I don't think many of us on the team knew much about him.

He has been around. He understands how defenses work, how coverages work. He finds the openings.

He has been great and very supportive and patient. To have him as an owner, the way he treats us and the way he gets excited for the game is great.

He had some strong words for our offensive team and they were justified.

He had some strong words for our offensive team and they were justified, ... He has very high expectations for us and me personally. It's nothing that we need to get all upset about. It's true, we've got to play better.

He had another incredible play against Detroit on a screen. I've watched all their games and he's great every game.

I'm almost embarrassed. I took two years of French in high school, and I hadn't the slightest clue what he was saying.

I'm a little bit in shock right now. Standing up on that podium, raising that NFC championship trophy, in front of our stadium - totally full - it's definitely a dream come true.

His speech was about the practice-squad guys on our team, and what they've meant to our team. These guys don't get to go out there and play, and yet they have busted their butt for a chance for us to be successful.

His numbers are incredible. If I had a fantasy team, he would probably be my first pick at the quarterback position. He is a huge guy, physically intimidating.

He's been a little hands-on in running the team. He's smart to let the football people he's hired run the team.

He's been very successful early in his career, and his numbers are incredible. If I had a fantasy team, he'd probably be my first pick at quarterback. He's a huge guy, physically intimidating. He moves well and is fun to watch. I respect his game and love the way he plays.

What else is he going to do? You can only play so much golf, or do so much hunting.

Having Darrell back is big. He adds a little something to our offense. He's very quick. He's very explosive. He's been the most productive receiver ever since I've been here, and even before that. To have him as another weapon on our offense is big.

Having Darrell back is big. He adds that little something to our offense. To have him as another weapon on our offense is big.

Henning wanted me to change my passing techniques, and I just couldn't do it. I think that was the reason he played another guy and not me.

He looked great. He looked like the old 82.

He doesn't get the respect that he probably deserves. He's a great player for us and always has been since I've been here.

My only eligible receivers were on that side of the field and I didn't have enough on the ball.

Looking back, I'm not sure anybody would've predicted such a good rebound after that game.

Like we've all seen, Shaun Alexander plays his best games in the spotlight.

Some of those people are former players here. Some are coaches that have been around or people in the building. Or maybe it's just some of the people from Seattle who have followed the team since 1976. It would mean a great deal to them.

Some of us Seahawks feel that we let the NFC down this past week. So we've got to step it up a little bit. We owe these guys.

Some people are into ball control. We're into yards and points. Tempo is our thing.

Part of me feels like we were just happy to be there back then and if we won it would just be an added bonus. I don't think that's the case on this team. This team talks about it less, but in a funny way, we believe it more. Back then we talked about it more and believed it less. I like it better this way.

Part of me really wants to enjoy it, and part of me realizes that we have another game coming up. I hope people are taking a lot of pictures so we can look back on it. I'm a little bit in shock right now. It's a great feeling, but I'm kind of at a loss for words.

Part of me really wants to enjoy this right now. But I'm kind of in shock right now. I hope people took a lot of pictures. We've got another game coming up. Standing on that podium, holding up that championship trophy in front of the fans...it was really a dream come true.

Part of me wants to enjoy it, and part of me knows we have a game coming up. Raising that trophy in front of our fans was a dream come true.

I think that gave us a lot of confidence, doing that on the road, at their place, a loud, hostile environment. I think that was a stepping stone for us, maybe a little bit of a confidence-booster for our team.

I think every team I have been on you have a group of guys that are really helping pull the team in the right direction. Then you have a couple guys that are pulling it in a wrong direction. Everybody else is sort of on the fence,

I'm in a little bit of shock right now. It's a great feeling.

I thought I had it. It was a real bad break for us when Bobby ran into the official.

I think that was the first car accident I've ever been in. I was a little bit startled.

It is good to know that he is heading in the right direction, and we can focus on what we need to focus on.

I think the biggest thing was how well our defense was playing and how our crowd was into (the game).

It is hard when he is not able to practice. Even though there is that chemistry there, it is still tough. Having him back, and really having the whole team back, was great.

Robbie's here, he's earned it, it's a great honor. We joke about it at home, but he's got to be the leader of the offensive line out here.

Other than that, I would have to agree. He has been a team guy this year.

Our fans have been fantastic. They are a part of this thing.

Our fans have been great. That crowd noise, people underestimate it, but it's important and our fans take a lot of pride in that, too. They're a part of this, they're a real part of this thing.

Our focus was on this year and this team. The team in this locker room is better than the one that played last year.

I think most of us are just really worried for him. It's one of those things where you don't expect it to happen to you or to anybody you know.

I think most of us are just really worried for him. You realize that the choices you make are important and there are consequences to some decisions -- and that off-the-field issues are very important.

I was happy to be in the NFL, living the dream. I'd get to play in the preseason when Brett would play a series or two and I got to play a quarter and a half and my whole family would come to town for the game. They never wanted tickets for the playoff games or the regular-season games, just the preseason games.

Ken Lucas was screaming to the other side, 'Quarterback is in the game. Watch the throw, watch the trick play. When we snapped the ball, he was maybe not fully ready to cover because of that.

I think it's something I can deal with because it's my non-throwing shoulder. It feels really stiff right now because I just iced it.

It had to be 90 percent Steelers fans out there.

It got to the point where I was taking chances - and that was a chance I shouldn't have taken.

I think we have a group that gets it more than we have in the past.

I think it's important to be that way.

I thought we really could do much better than we were today. I know that will get fixed.

I wasn't scared we were going to give it away or anything like that.

We were still trying to be aggressive, ... to do what we do.

When I said that, whenever it was, two years ago, that's how it was, having fun with some good friends. It's just a sign of the friendship. There's a core group of guys when I played here. There was something special about that team.

You know how many kids are walking around there that are like 11 years old named Brett? A lot. About the same as there are 50 year olds named Vince.

To beat them the way we did, I don't want to say it's surprising, but it's quite an accomplishment because they're a very good team. I'm a little bit in shock right now. I hope people took pictures out there so I can look back at them later.

We were joking to Mack that he ran a lot of time off the clock on that play.

We were joking with Mack that he took a lot of time off the clock with that run.

Unfortunately, we didn't make the plays we needed to make. They played well on defense. We didn't execute to the best of our abilities today. Therefore they're the Super Bowl champs, and we're not.

I would love to see him more, but that is not really my call.

We just didn't execute to the best of our abilities. That's why (Pittsburgh) is the Super Bowl champion, and we're not.

We just didn't execute to the best of our ability today. We were close a couple of times, but close doesn't get it done.

We just didn't play well enough. It's disappointing. It's hard. But what can you do? They played really hard on defense and we didn't execute to the best of our ability. We were close a couple times, but close doesn't cut it.