Rolando McClain Quotes

United States, Athlete
July 14, 1989

Rolando Marquise McClain is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Alabama, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American and won the 2010 BCS National Championship. He was selected eighth overall by the Oakland Raiders in 2010 NFL Draft.

Also known as American Football Player

Retiring had nothing to do with love of the game. Nothing. It had to do with how I felt about myself. I needed the break.

Rolando McClain
- Game
- Myself
- Nothing
It's always good to feel the support of your fans.

Rolando McClain
- Support
- Always

I gotta follow my heart. It ain't football. If football made me complete, I would play. But whenever I think of it, my heart pulls me away from whatever reason... This means I'm done.

Rolando McClain
- Football
- Would
- Whatever
I don't know if I'm ready to know what triggers my anger. I just feel like I figured out on my own how to stay calm, how to enjoy life, how to be happy.

Rolando McClain
- Happy
- Calm
- Just
I've always been a guy that liked to stay in control of my own destiny.

Rolando McClain
- Control
- Destiny
- Stay
You have different schemes for different teams. Some teams blitz a lot, and some teams drop eight in coverage.

Rolando McClain
- Different
- Teams
- Schemes
For me, all I want to do is win. Whether I make a hundred tackles or one tackle, all I want to do is win and for the defense to perform well.

Rolando McClain
- Defense
- Perform
- Hundred
I haven't watched a lot of football at all. Easiest thing for me was to take my mind away from the game all together and focus on the things that I need to get right. And football wasn't one of those things.

Rolando McClain
- Together
- Football
- Things

I once bought a $150,000 car just because my friends told me to. Not because I wanted it. Because they told me to.

Rolando McClain
- Friends
- Wanted
- Because
Linebacking is easy. Hike the ball, and I know where to go.

Rolando McClain
- Easy
- Where