Quotes from Bobby Wagner

When I was a rookie, I was kind of just flying, trying to make plays.

If I can be a better businessman than I am a football player, that would be pretty successful, because the bar is set pretty high.

I do feel like the quarterback of the defense is pretty important, so not having that piece would put a damper on the defense.

Back when my mom passed, I thought about quitting football. I didn't want to play no more. So for me to be in this position on my third contract, something that statistically nobody gets to do, I'm grateful.

My mom taught me, 'There are a lot of doubters out there.' It doesn't matter what everybody else thinks.

You watch guys like Ray Lewis, you watch guys like Brian Urlacher, everything they accomplished was dope. But it was cool to see them do it for one team, one city and really cement their legacy where they were at.

No, it's not easy as it seems sometimes, but hitting year 10 is definitely special because it's not too many people that can do it, let alone do it at a high level.

I think that the consistency on being great and a top player, you know, it's always been the goal because it's not too many people that can sustain greatness for a long time.

If I'm being interviewed by a reporter, I take my time to answer the question.

At the end of the day, me representing myself shouldn't be a big deal.

Yeah, I've gotten to know the many sides of Richard Sherman as the years have passed. There's a lot going on with that guy.

I work out every single day, so you all don't have to worry about me being in shape, and my mind is going to always be sharp.

I want people to understand how money works and how people invest.

I'm a huge fan of Jay Z. I listen to a lot of Nas, a lot of 2Pac. I like to listen to people that make me think.

You don't normally get to hear that, you don't normally get to hear your coaches yelling at you from the sideline when you got fans there.

I feel like I finally got a routine with massages, and yoga and swimming, and all these different things that I do. I think it has helped me not get hurt.

You can't come in and value your company at $10 billion if you don't have any sales, or you don't have anything to justify why your company is worth that much.

All the knowledge that I get, all the access that I get, I try to pass that down. And not open a door, and close it behind me. But open a door and see how many people behind me that I can pull in with me, and start showing the value of diversity, the value of having that different perspective than yours.

I really kind of hate the idea that players have to solely focus on their sport.

I just don't like missing games.

I like to be consistent so I like to challenge myself with consistency.

It's an honor to support the Black College Football Hall of Fame and HBCU Legacy Bowl in their efforts to provide more opportunities for students attending historically black colleges and universities.

When I started to go out there and listen to different startups or different CEOs talk about how you build this company from a two-person team to a team of 500, I really just stepped back and was like, 'Well, it's not necessarily a business, but football has a lot of similarities to that.'

When you're around somebody for a long period of time, they know you and you know them. So, there's a lot of nonverbal communication that happens.