Marshall Faulk has always had to move fast. He grew up in an area where if you got caught, you might not survive. Football kept Faulk on the move, from New Orleans, Louisiana, to San Diego State University. There he set numerous National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) records and became the best collegiate running back in the nation. Now Faulk moves up and down the field for the Indianapolis Colts fast enough to make him one of the best running backs in the National Football League (NFL). He does not plan to stop until he is among the all-time greats.

Growing Up

Tough town

Marshall William Faulk was born February 26, 1973, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in the Desire Housing Project, one of the roughest projects in the United States. Faulk's speed helped him survive. "You grow up in the ghetto, you hear gunshots, you run. It...