Shaun Alexander
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"Shaun Edward Alexander" is a former American football running back who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide football/University of Alabama, and was drafted by the Seahawks 19th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. In May 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Alexander set numerous NFL and Seattle Seahawks' franchise records, and was named the NFL MVP in 2005. He was also named to the NFL's 2000 All-Decade team.

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It's a really cool thing when you can see the changing of the guard.

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My first day here, just like my first day at Alabama, I went and got the record books and looked it all up. It was like, 'OK, how hard is it going to be for me to get this thing?' I started setting goals to get them fast.

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I let Mack (Strong) beat up on people, and I run behind him. That's going to work. It doesn't matter what other teams do, it's always going to work.

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It's going to be a fun time in the playoffs.

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This team has accomplished some goals. Now my family is getting together on what we should do -- and then go on.

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I want to score every time I touch the ball, whether it is one yard or 99 yards. I just want to go out and make a play.

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It's always good to win a game that you're down, win games that you should win. Our last drive was 93 yards. That's what championship teams do. We know that, and we're doing that.

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I am a better running back every time I step on the field. I try to get better each game, each summer, each season.

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I told some of the guys before the game that playing aggressive and playing with passion is a choice. I said that everybody should make the choice today.

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