--- title: "1 Fire inside Quotes By Steve McNair" description: "1 Fire inside quotes by Steve McNair. Plus more from Steve McNair and more Fire inside sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/steve-mcnair-33355_enjoy_i-actually-enjoy-the-pain-that-s-what-gi_186608.jpg" --- > [I actually enjoy the pain. That's what gives me the fire inside to get up and keep going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-actually-enjoy-the-pain-that-s-what-gives-me-the-fire-inside-to-get/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/steve-mcnair-33355_enjoy_i-actually-enjoy-the-pain-that-s-what-gi_186608.jpg) ## More by Steve McNair > [Pressure is what you make of it. It makes me play harder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/pressure-is-what-you-make-of-it-it-makes-me-play-harder/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [I actually enjoy the pain. That's what gives me the fire inside to get up and keep going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-actually-enjoy-the-pain-that-s-what-gives-me-the-fire-inside-to-get/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [I think I've always had the abilities, but the object has been to perform as well as I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-think-i-ve-always-had-the-abilities-but-the-object-has-been-to/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [I want people to say when No. 9 was out on the field, he did everything humanly possible to win a ballgame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-want-people-to-say-when-no-9-was-out-on-the-field-he-did-everything/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [It was the family tradition. I wanted to live up to the name-McNair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/it-was-the-family-tradition-i-wanted-to-live-up-to-the-name-mcnair/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [I'm a country guy from Mississippi who keeps it simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-m-a-country-guy-from-mississippi-who-keeps-it-simple/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [With the physical mindset I play the game with, I expect to get hurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/with-the-physical-mindset-i-play-the-game-with-i-expect-to-get-hurt/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [I really find myself doing a lot better when I'm injured, so sometimes I look forward to it. This is the style that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-really-find-myself-doing-a-lot-better-when-i-m-injured-so-sometimes/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [The tide has changed. You have to be able to improvise in today's NFL.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/the-tide-has-changed-you-have-to-be-able-to-improvise-in-today-s-nfl/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [The sense of urgency is real for me, because the window of opportunity is closing. Gotta get back to the Super Bowl, gotta get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/the-sense-of-urgency-is-real-for-me-because-the-window-of-opportunity/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [When I get on the field, I feel unstoppable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/when-i-get-on-the-field-i-feel-unstoppable/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [I've learned to be patient. When I was younger I rushed things a lot. I tried to attack the game. Now I get teammates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-ve-learned-to-be-patient-when-i-was-younger-i-rushed-things-a-lot-i/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [I'm not out trying to prove anything. All I'm trying to do is go out there and help my team any way I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-m-not-out-trying-to-prove-anything-all-i-m-trying-to-do-is-go-out/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [I've never believed anyone could put more pressure on me than I put on myself. People expect great things from me. I expect great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-ve-never-believed-anyone-could-put-more-pressure-on-me-than-i-put/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) > [I'm proud of where I come from. A lot of people leave Mississippi, and their claim to fame is somewhere else. But I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcnair/i-m-proud-of-where-i-come-from-a-lot-of-people-leave-mississippi-and/) [Steve McNair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcnair/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fire-inside/steve-mcnair/#itemlist", "name": "1 Fire inside Quotes By Steve McNair", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I actually enjoy the pain. 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