Le'Veon Bell

My family grew up Pittsburgh Steelers fans, and it's crazy I even got drafted there.

The only time I'm really upset is if we lose the game and I feel like I wasn't involved.

Whatever the coaches want to call and are comfortable with me me running, I'm always down.

I just want to be a guy that's reliable, make sure I take care of the football, make plays in situational downs, get in the end zone, help the offense move the ball, and win games.

I'm not a perfect person. I never will be. I'm not going to try to be.

I make plays in the passing game, blocking, doing everything.

I feel I should be valued as a player, not so much my position.

When I carry the ball, I don't just take a direct hit. I get out of bounds when I can, get to the ground, try to avoid taking a pounding on my shoulders and legs. If I do that, I think I'll be fine.

I think if you deflate a football, then you're definitely cheating.

My mom tried to get me on ballet. 'Walter Payton did it! Walter Payton did it!' I'm just not messing with ballet.

My go-to, I eat a lot of boiled eggs, egg whites.

Regardless of what happened off the field, that doesn't change what I do on the field and my performance.

Obviously, I want to be a Steeler for my whole life.

There are times where maybe I don't have as many carries, and we still win the game, I'm going to be fine. I'm not really trippin' about the stats if we're winning the game.

I don't play football just for money or things like that.

I'm not a real greedy guy.

When I'm running, I tend to see a lot.

There are a lot of running backs who see the first level, the D-linemen, and they can't really see the second level.

I want to be remembered as, if not the best, then one of the best players ever. Not just running backs - players.

I play this game to win Super Bowls and be a Hall of Famer.

A lot of guys are just as fast, just as strong, or just as big as me. But they're not going to be able to think the way I do on the field.

In football, when I break the line of scrimmage, I see a player in front of me, a defender, and already in my head I'm thinking, 'I'm going to make him miss.' So I'm already looking at the next defender like, 'OK, how can I set this guy up to get him out of position, too?'

I think I'm changing the game. In that sense, I'm what Steph Curry is to basketball. Don't get me wrong: I don't necessarily think Steph Curry is the best basketball player, but he changed the game, so he's going to always go down as being remembered. Now everyone wants to shoot the 3 and shoot it from deep.

I never feel like I'm in a rush. I'm controlling the pace. If I have the ball and hit the hole right now and get 3 yards, I feel like I can be patient, work for something, knowing I can still get the 3. It's something that's hard to be coached on. I just feel I've perfected it over time.

I love the city of Pittsburgh.

I think 'Shade Room,' it's a different me. You know, I think it's more on the lyrical side, talking about my life and how I really feel. You know, all these things outside of football. And people really get to look at how I feel about things or how I look at certain things. It's not just a song, more so me just telling people how I feel.

My aunt has this video from when I was 6 years old, no teeth or nothing, and I told my mom and my aunt that I was going to the NFL.

I just want to go out there and do whatever I can to win the game.

Some running backs do different things to get away. My move is to spin.

The irony is, when people now compliment my ability to make something out of nothing on the football field, my mom is the one who's been doing so in real life all along.

My mother was my first and strongest offensive line.

If I'm on an away game or on my way to the stadium or on a bus ride, I listen to more mellow music. Laid-back, chill, like The Weeknd, Drake, something like that.

Making music is something I've always wanted to do.

I still find time to record during the season. Offseason, I record every day until 7 A.M. - all night.

When people come up to me and are like, 'I really like your music,' it feels good to know that it's not all about football for me anymore.

I like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, obviously Future - I love Future.

Even before the partnership with New Era, I loved the hats. The fact that they even want to have a relationship with me means everything in the world to me.

I've been heavy into music.

When I have my mind set, that's what I'm going to do.

I recorded my first song when I was 13, 14 years old, and I've been running with it ever since.

Pittsburgh is a great organization.

I don't really compare myself to a lot of other running backs - that's no offense to any other running back, but just the fact that I can see and avoid hits.

I use my mind. I set up blocks. I wait for things to open. I time up things. I use a lot of skill catching the ball.

I feel I'm one of those guys that doesn't necessarily depend on athletic ability.

If I ever see someone from high school I haven't seen since then, the relationship may not be exactly the same today, but I treat it as such. I don't want them to feel I've gotten too big.

It's an honor to be mentioned with a guy like Walter Payton.

Rottweilers are really protective. They always want to be around you, and they are really cuddly. They are good around family.

Growing up, my uncle used to always have dogs, and we always had a dog growing up. I couldn't remember a time when I never had a dog. It was part of the family. So once I actually got old enough, I got a dog in college, then I felt he needed a friend, so I got another dog. They just started adding up from there.

I think I had about 14 dogs in my house at one point.

I'm not a guy who always complains or talks about getting carries.