Chris Hope Quotes

"It's a hard situation to talk about. And at the same time, it's a tough situation to be in because you're working with a guy who makes you better. You're working on a great defense. But you might not get all the credit or the respect that you deserve."

"Troy is different. He is not what people think of as your typical professional athlete."

"He's not going to do what he did in college -- not at this level. Look, Steve Spurrier's college offense didn't work too well in the NFL."

"Hey, it's like heaven. We're walking around, and people are snapping pictures of us. People want to come up to you and talk to you. It's Hollywood. It's like you're on a cloud."

"There will be times we have to go to a meeting in five minutes, and he'll say, I'm going to sleep for three minutes. Wake me up."

"Once you get to the college and professional levels and meet guys from all over the world, it's hard to think you'll find a true friend, a true teammate. That's what I compare it to. It's almost like we have an unbelievable trust in each other. I never thought I'd have that opportunity to experience that again. You never think you'll see that bond you had in high school. Here, it's something we have."

"You never want a game to be determined on a ref's [replay] call. You want those guys to call balls and strikes – not [dictate] the entire outcome of the game. They make mistakes just like we do."