I'm not a big power-and-strength guy, but I have a lot of balance, and I can take hits and stay on my feet. I control myself real good, shift my weight, and run real low. I do things that people haven't seen some of the running backs in the league do.

Ozzie Newsome hit a home run by drafting Bernard Pierce. He is a great compliment to Ray Rice.

Once the game begins, I play to that song in my head. I run to rhythm, and that allows my mind to be free.

When a team tells you we’re going to let you get your option regardless if you get it or not, that’s a message to you as to what you need to do in order to make this team or to be on this team next year.

If you're going to start something-if it's worth starting-then it's worth finishing. That's what I live by.

If you understand what the other team is trying to do to stop you, it makes your job easier.

I didn't always walk that straight line. I'm not going to say that I'm an angel. But I made some right decisions along the way.