Quotes from Deshaun Watson

Football is just like life. You have to manage adversity all the time. You have to do the right things and be ready for the moment.

It's not overwhelming or shocking to play against the SEC, like most fans think.

We barely had lights, but my mom always made sure we had food on the table and somewhere to sleep.

At first, after my freshman year, it was kind of a joke, going into my sophomore year like, 'Hey, I wanna graduate in three years, two-and-a-half.' And we were just kind of playing with it, added some extra classes in, and then once I finished that following spring going into that next summer, it was just like, 'Hey, I can actually do it.'

I'm not Superman.

My mom raised me to be successful and not be a knucklehead and do the wrong things. She still talks to me to this day about those things.

Every day, you always have to be cognizant of your brand. I know it can cost you [future] money, but there are a lot of things more important than money that affect your brand.

I watched Tim Tebow and how he played and how he carried himself and the good that he did for the game on and off the field. I knew that's what I wanted to do.

I'm the best player in the country. That's how I think. That's how I feel.

I have to stay in my lane and focus on what I have to do and listen to what the coaches are telling me to do. They're going to make sure I'm prepared on game day.

I only get to experience this college football once. I want to live it up while I can.

I'm a competitor. I'm going to compete each and every day to get better.

I don't like sitting around and not doing anything because that's the easiest way to get complacent and get lazy.

When I'm on the field, I'm locked in, focused on my job. I try to have a positive play and try to get points on the board.

I'm self-motivated. I'm motivated for myself to be the best I can be - for me to do that, I have to have my own motivation, my own positive energy.

I can't control other people, what their beliefs are.

I'm a lot more comfortable on the field than I am talking in front of a crowd.

It doesn't matter my size. It's more a mindset. That's what people don't understand. It's the size the media talks about, but they don't know my heart.

I'm always learning new ways to improve my game from both players older and younger than me.

Honestly, I just kind of play ball. I guess I'm pretty good in the state of Florida.

I'm a southern boy raised in Gainesville, Georgia, so it's natural for me to want fast food and sweet tea, but those are the things I've had to cut back on.

I grew up with pretty much nothing - in the hood, the ghetto - whatever you want to call it.

Whenever you're falling or getting tackled, try to protect yourself. But that's part of the game; that's part of football.

For lunch, I aim for a lean protein, some starch, and leafy greens, which are full of magnesium.