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Kalen Ballage – August 2, 2019 Download PDF version

Friday, August 2, 2019

RB Kalen Ballage

(Obviously this is a different situation for you, being in this position and working with the first-team offense. What’s that transition been like for you?) – “You mean like different for the Dolphins, being a first-team guy?”

(Yeah.) – “I don’t know. It’s exciting. Obviously, I just go out there and work and try to make my coaches happy and my teammates happy and do the best that I can.”

(Do you feel pressure because of this opportunity?) – “Not at all. Playing in front of 60,000 or 70,000 people every Sunday or Saturday when it was in college, you just kind of get used to it. This is the game that we chose to play, so you get used to it.”

(What do you think you did to show that you deserve that opportunity?) – “Just like I said, just working hard. I come out here every day with the same mindset to progress to be the best player that I can be for my team, and I think at the end of the day, if you put your all, your effort into that, good results will come out of it.”

(Can you talk about what you did this offseason to prepare for a bigger workload this year?) – “There’s nothing I didn’t do, honestly. Just conditioning, keeping my body right and my mind in the right place as well. I just did a little bit of everything to prepare me for these moments.”

(Where do you think you’re better this year?) – “Everywhere. I think that even in just a year, I’ve just matured so much physically, mentally. Just kind of knowing what to do and when to do it, so I think that (I’ve improved) in all aspects in my game.”

(How humbling was last season, just having to watch all the action except for like the one game you got involved in?) – “I just waited (for) my turn. I had Frank (Gore) to always talk to me. He was always in my corner, like, ‘We see the talent. That’s not an issue at all. You’ve just got to wait your turn and see how it plays out.’ Hopefully I’ll be able to put a lot of good stuff on film this year.”

(I assume the competition with RB Kenyan Drake is a friendly competition.) – “Oh, that’s my brother.”

(Do you enjoy the competition?) – “Yeah. If you don’t have competition, I don’t think you get better. I think it’s a continued battle every day in a healthy manner and you always can get better.”

(How important is it to you to be a starter?) – “I just want to win football games. At the end of the day, that’s what matters. If I’m the guy that can contribute and help out in that way, then that’s fine.”

(What have you learned from RB Kenyan Drake?) – “A whole bunch. Kenyan is – this is going to be his fourth year, so I think that he’s made a lot of plays within three years. He’s young, but he also still has a lot of experience and made a lot of plays, so I try to just pay attention to everything he’s got going on.”

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