Reggie Bush Quotations

I was surprised. He said he was hurt.

I guess I'm the best running back, at least this year. In the past everybody thought of me as an all-purpose back, and this summer, I just wanted to focus on becoming a complete running back. First and foremost, I would like to be known as a great running back. It's a great honor to win that award.

Oh, yeah. I'm going to take a vacation.

Obviously, me and Alex never knew that this was possible. It would be great if that could happen. I remember talking about this day when I was a little kid in Pop Warner football.

I have decided to forego my senior season and declare myself eligible for the 2006 NFL Draft. I will get my degree and I will get it from USC. That's something extremely important for me.

I have faith in him and his play-making ability. Just the fact I know Matt and I know what kind of player he is. He's not going to give up. He's not always going to win the game with his arm.

I got out of my focus and tried to make a statement and that was really poor leadership on my part. I apologized to the team for that, and it's not going to happen again.

I don't have to down-talk Oklahoma. Everyone saw the way we played, saw the way Oklahoma played. It's really pretty self-explanatory.

I don't have any objections to playing for them, none at all. It's exciting for me to know that. I'm not objecting to it, so it'd be exciting to play for the Texans.

I don't know what happened to the other running backs in the past, why they weren't successful and what they did, but I know I'm going to be successful. I know what I can do.

When this is all said and done, everybody will see at the end of the day that we've done nothing, absolutely nothing wrong.

I could see where people could make that comparison (of Bush with Sayers). With all the cut-backs, ability to make people miss, I could see some similar characteristics.

I feel like I've been making those kinds of plays and those kinds of moves since I was 9 years old. It's God's gift. It's a blessing, and I'm just trying to make the most of that blessing.

Fourth down, no timeouts. That's what the Trojans are all about.

I feel like whatever team I do go to, I can help out a lot. If I were about to go to Houston and they already have a great quarterback and a great receiver, maybe it's just the little piece to the puzzle that they're missing.

I don't think it has given anyone any reason that we can fall. We are just showing them how much heart we have. We are not going to give up easy at all.

For the teams that are going to be playing us, you just better be ready.

I felt good about what I did today and had a good time. It's good to be able to give back and see the smiles on the kids' faces. That's what it's all about -- giving back. 'Get Fit' made me think about when I was a kid and how I looked up to others.

We feel like if we go out there and dominate and play like we know how, then the rest should take care of itself. Every call we make, we feel like we'll take it the distance.

He's a great coach, a guy that I had a chance to play for and know very well. So I would obviously love the opportunity to get a chance to play for Coach Chow again.

He's a game breaker just like I am. And he has the ability to do the same thing. You have to respect a guy like him.

I always idolized guys like Deion Sanders, Barry Sanders, Steve Young and the entire 49ers team, really. I was a huge 49ers fan growing up.

He will definitely be remembered as one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play.

Hmm, the best thing about being in the NFL? In America it's the No.1 sport; it's exciting, fun, so to me the best thing is the buzz that surrounds football on and off the field.

He's already made it clear that he wants to try to make it a platform, so what can you do?

I feel like if I would have made the pitch and we'd scored, it would have been the greatest play in college history.

Whatever happens in this game, it won't have any effect on me. Obviously it will just (affect) who gets the first pick in the NFL draft. ... Like I said from Day 1, I won't be worried about it until after the season.

My pastor at church told me that what's going on now is similar to a horse race. The horses come out of the gate with blinders on. The reason they do this is so they don't get distracted. Well, that's how I am with this. I'm focused on what is ahead.

Matt, he's doing really good right now. He's back to his old self. When he's doing well, we're all doing well.

That cost us some momentum. But I'd done it before, and it had worked for me. I was just trying to make a play. We tried to do too much tonight.

My parents leased the house, just like any normal family would. It's kind of funny how this whole story is getting blown out of proportion.

I'm hoping to be the No.1 pick. That's what I'm planning.

I'm happy for him and I know it'll work out for him. I'm behind him 100 percent. He's like my brother.

I'm sick of seeing it on TV. I'm sure they are.

I'm sick of seeing us on TV. We're on TV so much, it's ridiculous.

I'm still on West Coast time. So maybe I have a little jet lag or just up to this point for me I haven't really worked on, like, my 40 time. I haven't done too much focusing in that area, as opposed to just trying to gain weight and get bigger and stronger. And now this month I'll focus on my 40 time a little bit more than I have in the last month.

Overall, I think I proved I should be the No. 1 pick. I thought I maybe could have pushed a 4.29 out of there, but overall I'm pretty happy.

I think he's the best running back right now and I just wanted to get a chance to work out with him, see what it takes to be that guy and get to the level he's at. Whatever you think is the most you can work out, double that.

I think I'm overdue for a punt return. We wanted to really focus on putting fear back in people's hearts of kicking deep to us.

I think I proved that I'm the number-one pick.

I think it's a positive statement, that we could possibly compete as one of the greatest offenses, the greatest teams, in college football ever.

I thought, this is what college football is all about. I thought, these are the moments you remember forever.

We ain't stopped. And we're not going to stop.

I would like to be known first and foremost as a running back. Over this summer, I really tried to focus on becoming a complete running back and just showing everybody I can run between the tackles, around the tackles. I can do it all.

I would hope it wouldn't turn out that way. I would hope that the city would welcome me with open arms. I know the fans want him to come here. But it's not the fans' choice. It's the choice of the program and the coaches.

That was pure instincts. That wasn't premeditated at all. I was just trying to be a playmaker. I had used that play a bunch of times in high school, but it didn't work out this time.

We never gave up, and the world didn't think we were going to win this game. It's just great to win a game like this.

We can't worry about the possible history that's going to play into this game. We've got to take it as another football game. ... We've got to focus on this game, not get caught up in the hype. We've got to focus on this team and this team alone.

We have a lot of heart on this team. We just don't give up. I think that sums it all up. We just keep fighting until we win the game.

We're here for you and we're going to have fun.

We pride ourselves on being able to make those kinds of plays. We were surprised they came up with the stop there.

What (the offensive line has) been able to do up front has been amazing.

We're going to do everything we can to bring a championship to New Orleans.

We're in state of shock. It's tough, but at the same time we have nothing to hang our heads about.

This year, I haven't had many opportunities. They've sky punted me. They've pinned me on the sidelines. Most of the time, they kick it high and short.

I shoved him as hard as I could.

I used all 200 pounds of my body to push Matt in.

We've been looking for a house for two to three months. I was looking for a house for my parents, something to take care of them. That's the fun thing about this process. You get to buy your parents nice things. It just happened that we found one.

The special thing about our team is everybody's able to put their egos aside and focus on the team.

When you join the NFL, you start from scratch. As long as I've been playing - which has been since I was eight years old - the game becomes harder at every level. Little league, high school, college - they're different stages you have to go through, and professional sport is completely different again.

These are the type of games we live for, we die for, we love to be in.

What does he bring? Everything. He brings energy. We feed off his energy.

That's when they had Jerry Rice and Steve Young. I used to love watching them. But that doesn't mean that's where I want to play next year.

This has all been blown out of proportion due to my public image. There is nothing to worry about. We've done nothing wrong.

Sometimes it works in your favor, sometimes it doesn't.

This shows this is a great program. Coach Carroll has brought this program back up to where it used to be. USC was down for a while, but Coach brought us back and today speaks for itself. We're definitely on our way to qualifying as a dynasty.

I've always been a big PlayStation fan. Even when the Xbox first came out, I stuck with the PlayStation. I think it's because when the Xbox first came out, the controller was so different that you just automatically assumed that it was harder to play, and I always just stuck with that notion.

This is something I have dreamed of since Pop Warner (youth league). I have struggled with this decision. I don't know if it was a good decision.

This is by far the best win I have ever been part of. We never gave up and the world didn't think we were going to win.

I know that David Carr is a great quarterback, and Andre -- is it Johnson or Davis? -- Andre Johnson is a great receiver.

I'm sure it will all be worked out in a matter of weeks and that all the answers will be the right ones.

I'm a sports fan. I'm not just an athlete who plays football.

I like to think of myself as an every-down back.

I like to think of myself as an every-down back. That's something I want to emphasize to the teams, whatever team that takes me, that I can be an every-down back, even though I'm not the biggest guy. I'm not 220 pounds, but I can still carry the load and be in there when the game's on the line. Obviously, I want the ball in my hands. I'm a playmaker.

I'm not worried about anything the Texas defense brings to the table. We'll see when we get in the game whether Texas can adjust. . . . If we play like we know how and do everything right we possibly can, there's no chance of us losing.

I'm not too disappointed. It is the nature of the beast.

I'm taking this whole experience in and just enjoying being back here, playing for the national championship in Los Angeles. It isn't getting sweeter than that.

I'm about to make it right now with my first pitch.

I?m just a normal guy in general. I know a lot of people might see me as a celebrity, but I?m just a normal guy who likes to do normal things. Hang out with his friends ... go shopping ... play video games.

I like rugby - I watch it from time to time. It's basically football without pads but probably a little bit more dangerous than football. You've got to be a lot tougher in that sport - but I definitely like watching rugby and watching those guys knock each other around. It looks like a fun sport.

I haven't directly asked them that question. They haven't really told me anything directly other than the fact that they're excited for this upcoming draft and that they're excited for me to be a Texan.

Oh, no, not months. I have to play football, you know what I mean?

I'm curious about it. I would like to see what happens. I'm a fan of football in general. You know, whatever happens in this game, it won't have any effect on me. Obviously it will just mean who gets the first pick in the NFL draft.

I'm not going to let anybody dictate to us when we should speak about something.

This is like everybody is playing high-stakes poker. Everyone has their sunglasses on (and) ... you can't control it. You have to trust the organization to make the decision based on who they feel will most help the team.

It's unfortunate things didn't work out. It would have been real sweet winning it again in our hometown. But we've got nothing to hang our heads down about. Nobody can take away what we accomplished here.

I want the Saints to be one of those teams where when other teams see us on the schedule, they know they're in for one hell of a game.

It's harder for a quarterback to go in and be successful as opposed to a running back. You can't go in and expect to have success right away. I know there are going to be mistakes, but hopefully not too many.

It tells me they still like David Carr. I guess it gives me a pretty good idea what they?re thinking.

I guess you can say it's mine to lose if I didn't take the proper steps in presenting myself to be the No. 1 draft pick. I'm competing every day.

I guess they just didn't have the answers for us today.

I think now it is just about the draft and making this whole thing happen.

I really put in a lot of extra work coming into this season.

I hope it rains. We'll get to carry the ball a lot.

But I?m very excited to test my abilities at the next level, to see if I could do the same things I did in college and high school and Pop Warner.

I play on pure instincts. I remember being surrounded by three guys getting ready to tackle me, and I saw one of my teammates off to the right by himself, and I tried to pitch the ball to him. That's the type of player I am. I play fearless and I'm willing to score at all costs. I feel like if I would have made the pitch and we'd scored, it would have been the greatest play in college history.

I pushed him as hard as I could. I saw them all bunch up in the middle and I knew I had to help get him over.

He's a playmaker and big time players step it up in big time games and he definitely stood up.

It's amazing to be able to play the sport that I grew up loving so much and that I have a strong passion for. I'm just having a ball. There's a lot of pressure that comes with being in the spotlight and being a superstar and a role model, but I'm enjoying it.

It's an advantage for us. It's like a home game for us. We don't have to travel, we don't have to do any of that stuff, we don't have to worry about distractions.