“During the game, there has to be a moment where you have to set the tone. You have to let them know that you're a physical player.”

“Every play, I'm trying to get as many shots on the opposing team as I can, so when you get to the fourth quarter, they obviously don't want to be on the field anymore.”

“Honestly, the type of runner I am, I'm a physical guy, and I try to set the tone early in the game, so you're going to see it a lot in the first and second quarter.”

“Honestly, when I'm out there, I really don't even think about them as guys with names. I look at them as numbers.”

“I am tired of hearing about Coach Harbaugh; I think he needs to get in check with reality because, at the end of the day, you can't talk smack about a rivalry when you haven't won a rivalry game. You got to win ballgames to be able to talk behind it.”

“I don't think, as a player, I have a weakness on the field. I've done a great job of becoming good at everything, so I think that's what separates me.”

“I feel blessed. All the great running backs that have come through Ohio State - Archie Griffin, Eddie George, Beanie Wells - I'm happy that I was able to carry on that lineage this season.”

“I hate to lose more than I love winning, and I'm coming to Dallas to win a Super Bowl.”

“I have a lot of great players around me. I have the best O-line in football. It's what's expected.”

“I just don't like how long the jersey is. I don't like to tuck it in, so I like to tuck it up under.”

“I just like the ball in my hands whether I'm running it or catching it.”

“I live for the high expectations.”

“I obviously love to run the ball.”

“I take pride in being a jack of all trades.”

“I think actually it's kind of sad because something I looked forward to just getting to the NFL growing up was just being able to have more fun, the rules loosen up, being able to celebrate.”

“I think at Ohio State, we're professional athletes in Columbus.”

“I think I do deserve more than 11 carries. I think I really do.”

“I think I have great hands out of the backfield.”

“I think I probably have one of the easiest jobs in America. I get to run behind the best O-line in America.”

“I think I'm a guy who is going to come in and work hard from Day One.”

“I think I'm a guy who's going to work and work hard from Day 1, and I think I'm a guy who brings a lot of versatility to the position.”

“I think it's just a chemistry thing, feeling each other out. The more you play with each other, the better it's going to be.”

“I think I've been doing a good job of just making sure that I'm taking care of my body.”

“I think they're taking a little bit of the fun out of this pro game.”

“I understand what's expected of me. I understand the lineage for the running back position of the Dallas Cowboys.”

“I want to go play behind that great offensive line they have down in Dallas.”

“I wasn't going to play on defense in college.”

“I wouldn't say I'm a victim of high expectations. The expectations are going to be there.”

“If we go out there, and we play well and win football games, all the good stuff will come with it. It's not my job to worry about something I can't control.”

“I'm a guy that can play three downs. You don't have to take me off the field. I value blocking.”

“I'm a guy who can play all three downs, and I excel in all areas of the game.”

“I'm a guy who expects a lot from himself.”

“I'm a versatile guy. I'm a third-down back.”

“I'm going to finish my runs hard, and I'm going to try to set the tone.”

“I'm going to go out there and do what I do and play football, and everything will work out.”

“I'm just trying to go out each week and get better. I just have to be patient, and it's going to happen.”

“I'm not going to change; I'm going to keep grinding. I'm going to do all I can to win.”

“In playoff football, you've got to be physical. You've got to run the ball.”

“It just helped going to work every day, knowing that you're going to work with guys that believe in you; you're going to work for guys that believe in you. You want to perform for them.”

“It should be about this team, and it should be about these guys. It should be about our relationship. It shouldn't be about records.”

“It would be special, just to know I had the best rookie season a running back has had in this league, especially a record that's been however old it is.”

“It's always great to get more reps.”

“I've given it all from my combine to my pro day to my meetings with teams.”

“I've worked on my game, and I don't think it has any holes, no weaknesses. I say that with humility because you can always work to get better. But I run inside, I run outside, and I'm just not a guy you have to take off the field for certain packages.”

“My job is to go out there and play football. My job is to go out there and win football games.”

“Nobody's expectations are going to be more than mine.”

“Notre Dame was my dream school growing up. But in recruiting, they had some other plans, what position they wanted me to play.”

“Ohio means a lot to me. Kinda like a second home, just the memories I have here and the fans I made while at Ohio State with the things that I accomplished at that great university.”

“Once you make a mistake, it's kind of in your head what you need to do and what exactly is going on.”

“Once you make that first mistake, it kind of clears up everything, and everything can come to you.”

“That's just how I live my life. That's how I was raised: to demand excellence out of myself.”

“That's something I kind of started Week 1, so when it got to where I'm getting a little beat up, I have a routine already for getting my body back together. Just getting in the cold tank, making sure you're getting massages.”

“The best way to learn is getting out there, getting reps, and making mistakes.”

“The criticism is what I expect, honestly, because I'm criticizing myself every day when I come in here and watch that film. I'm trying to get better.”

“The money between the first pick and the 10th pick - that's a big difference! That's like a USD10-million-dollar difference.”

“The more you see, the more you're going to learn. Just got to take advantage of the opportunity and get ready to play ball.”

“The way I approach things is that I'm a physical player.”

“There's only one professional team in Columbus, the Blue Jackets, but Ohio State is a football state.”

“This is a physical game, and that's how you have to play. When you do that, the defense eventually gets tired of tackling you.”

“To me, a good running back is a good defense. A good running back helps you keep your defense off the field.”

“Trust your landmark and run through the smoke. It's going to open up eventually.”

“We should be able to have a little more fun. I think it's entertainment to the fans.”

“We want to play a physical game and impose our will on people.”

“We've talked before what is important is week in, week out, getting wins and getting better.”

“What's a priority is going out there and winning ballgames every week.”

“When we go out there, we have fun, but we get to work, and I think we're at our best when we're having fun. Having fun is key.”

“When you let those defensive backs know that you're a physical player, they don't really want to tackle. That's it. That's why you see me get a hurdle every game. Those guys don't want to tackle me when I get to the second level.”

“Whoever wins MVP, whoever wins whatever those awards are, that's not my decision.”

“Winning the Super Bowl would be way more special than the rookie rushing record.”

“With every rep, you're going to get better.”

“Witten was my guy. I stayed in Wit's hip pocket and did everything I could to learn from him, learn how to be a pro.”

“You can't go out and press. That's when you're going to make mistakes. Just act like you've done it before.”

“You can't really sit around when you're sore. You've got to get up and work all that lactic acid out.”

“You can't win every game, so I've just got to get back to work and get better next week.”

“You definitely have to think of the perception of things before you actually do certain things. It may not seem like it's a big deal to you yourself, but there's a bigger picture.”

“You don't want to attack one game more than another.”

“You kinda got to embrace expectations, but it's not something I pay attention to.”