Quotes from Tony Gonzalez

If I can drop two touchdowns a game and win, I'll take it every time.

The only regrets I have are things I didn't do.

As far as the regrets go, that's just not part of my makeup.

Like a race car you can't put in regular gas. That's what food is: your fuel.

Everything happens for a reason, and hopefully it makes me a better person in the process.

We're not all like Tom Brady, who just keeps winning Super Bowls.

Being considered a dirtbag is not illegal.

Football is my love. Football is what I'm going to do. I'm a football player first.

I love what I'm doing for a living.

There are injuries nobody's even around the guy, and the guy's getting hurt.

I remember in my second year in the league, I dropped 17 balls and led the NFL in dropped passes. That made me the player I am. If I didn't go through that transformative power of crisis, none of this would've probably happened for me.

My mother was an administrator at a nursing home, and my first job was working at a nursing home as an activities assistant. She wanted me to do it because it forces you out of your shell, and it's about giving back. That's something that I learned from my mother at a very young age.

The Pro Bowl is an honor, and I don't know why so many people skip it. I skipped it one time because I played the week before, but I always wanted to be out there.

When you find yourself in those situations where you have to take action in a crucial situation, you just do it.

Kansas City is dear to me and I am honored to be inducted into their Hall of Fame.

I love Kansas City.

I grew up in Kansas City. I got here when I just turned 21.

When I first came into the league, we went 13-3 with a first-round bye, and I said, 'OK, this is how the NFL goes. This is cake. I'll have a Super Bowl trip every couple of years.' That's what I thought.

I've day-dreamed about raising that Lombardi Trophy. I can see it in my mind.

You don't want to see me dance. That's not a pretty thing. Trust me.

Life is short. You better get out there and do what you want to do while you can.

I'm hungry. I want the ball. That's the feeling you want. When you get that feeling, you can't be stopped.

I was awful at football when I was a little kid. I didn't have the aggressiveness. I was just a nice kid. I didn't want to hurt anyone.

I love football. The games are a pure rush. By the time I'm done playing, I want to be among the best tight ends ever to play the game.