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Post-Game Transcript: WR Odell Beckham

Eric from BBI : Admin : 10/12/2015 1:35 am
WR Odell Beckham Jr.

Postgame vs. San Francisco, October 12, 2015

Q: ….

A: …the offense understands that it’s that time and that you have to step up. We have to do our job. It was great to see the final production of it all, to watch these young guys – Myles [White] and Geremy [Davis] – get in and just keep doing everything that we’ve been doing…keep moving the ball. It was definitely a great win and I was a little overwhelmed at the end.

Q: How did you talk your way back into the game after tweaking your hamstring?

A: You gotta go. There’s nothing more to it. Like I said multiple times before, this is what I love, this is my passion, this is everything. There’s no way in a moment like that that you can’t step up. I felt as if I let the team down by being out for a while and you just gotta put it all together, man. God gave me the strength, it’s just truly amazing. That’s a whole other story, but really all the glory goes to Him.

Q: You’ve had hamstring injuries before. What does this one feel like right now?

A: You’re never happy when you do something like this, but I’m happy it is what it is. It won’t be long at all. I’ve just got to get in, do a little strengthening, rehab the next couple of days. I know we have some days to relax and rehab so I’ll be on it pretty heavy starting tonight, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday leading up to next week.

Q: Is there a chance you tweaked it dancing?

A: Ha, no. It was probably five or six plays before the touchdown going down to that end. I just felt something, like a little bite. You know what it is when you’ve had something like that and you know the issues that it could cause. There’s just something about being out here on the field with these guys and I’m just happy to be able to come back in the game and do something to help the team.

Q: You were emotional out there during the interview and coming into the locker room. What brought you to that point?

A: It’s just one of those things. It seems like we’re always counted out. Things don’t always go our way. In the past we’ve made these mistakes. They say history is doomed to repeat itself and it was just great to see this team and the fans just light the stadium up. [The fans] lit the stadium up and they gave us the energy we needed to be able to go down there and score the winning touchdown.

Q: You were talking and talking with the training staff. At what point did you start to win that conversation to go back into the game?

A: It was on the last drive. Like I said, I love doing this. I love football. There’s no way you can’t be a part of moments like that. That’s what you play for. 27-23, you’re down and have to go score the game winning drive. To watch that ball go up and see Larry [Donnell] go up and just know that he’s going to catch it and literally watch the ball all the way down into his hands and just see him holding onto it. Just like this… It was great to just be able to just get the win.

Q: That was the back of the football too…

A: It was everything. It didn’t matter. He grabbed it, he scored, and we won. It was a great feeling.

Q: You also know how long a hamstring [injury] can keep you out. Were you worried at all?

A: I’m not worried. I’m very happy that we won. That’s the main thing, that the Giants won. There’s no other issues with anything else but that.

Q: I mean, were you thinking about that when you were lobbying to go back into the game?

A: It is something that when you’ve had that injury and you know what it feels like, you’re going to be smart about it and do the best that you can with it. Like I said, it was great for us to be able to pull off the win.
Good read  
Ten Ton Hammer : 10/12/2015 1:39 am : link
Hopefully people read this before firing off their next hot take about how his emotion rubs them the wrong way.
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