Marshall Faulk

Marshall Faulk in 2008

Marshall William Faulk (born February 26, 1973, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams. He played college football at San Diego State, where he was a two-time consensus All-American. In 2000, Faulk was named the Most Valuable Player of the NFL. Faulk is one of only three NFL players to reach at least 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards and the only one to amass 12,000 yards rushing and 6,000 yards receiving. Faulk was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017.

Quotes

• In my mind and my heart, I feel like I'm the better player. But I feel like I'm better than anybody who ever played the game, but that's just how it is, that's the only way you can succeed. And in his mind, he (Jackson) feels like he's the better player and the best player who has ever played the position. You have to have that attitude to succeed, but you can't have the ego to the point where you don't understand how him starting and me playing the role helps the team.
  • USA Today 2005-08-02.

• There are people who grew up in rough environments, and you just don't hear about it. And they make it in business. They're doctors. They're lawyers. But we're not talking about that. I don't think that makes me what I am. What makes me what I am is that you have success, but you keep your head on straight and you make the right decisions in life.
  • Sports Illustrated January 2002.

• I think as a kid I never really understood the magnitude of a hurricane and what it could do.
  • St. Louis Post Dispatch 2005-08-31.

• I'd not only be cheating myself, but I'd be cheating my teammates if I continued to make the money that I was making and wasn't producing or putting out to the level of payment that I was receiving. That's just me.
  • The Seattle Times 2005-09-08.