Quotes from Kenny Stills

I've always rooted on kids that do what they want to do and are being who they want to be.

I love my fanny pack.

When I was younger, I grew up a Packers fan because my dad played for the Packers. As I got older, I've fallen away from it.

I just love to share my story with people as much as I can.

I'm not a big fan of any team; I'm a fan of players.

I have more confidence in myself just to be out there and take the big hit or go across the middle.

I have a '72 Volkswagen bus and it's lime green.

I'm a California boy, so I will go anywhere in my Vans. I don't really dress up a lot but I'll wear a suit and wear Vans, no problem.

I've tried to distance myself from the RISE initiative based off a gut feeling I had. I've done little things here and there, but I wasn't included in the Super Bowl thing they did, and it's something I felt in my gut from the beginning. I respect the work that they've done, but things aren't aligning for me so I try to stay away from it.

I can walk into Walmart in California and not really get mentioned for being a football player.

Every ball that comes my way, I believe should be caught.

I'm into fashion and design and clothing, but I'm not into supporting brands if I don't know what their message is, and how the people that work for them are treated.

I want to help establish opportunities for at-risk kids to have the same opportunities in and outside of the classroom as everyone else.

I took care of business in the classroom and on the field.

My pops played for the Packers for five years.

Every cop isn't a bad cop just like every NFL player that makes a mistake, we're not all bad guys.

I can tell you that I'm getting open and I'm trying to take advantage of every opportunity that comes my way.

A lot of the things I've talked about are being a human being, being respectful, and really just caring about others, and trying to draw the line in the sand when it comes to hate and divisiveness.

Growing up, we talked about all you have is your last name. That's what people will remember you by and that's how people know you. You have to do everything you can to not blemish your last name.

It's really important to me to stick to my roots by doing what's West Coast: wearing T-shirts and shorts.

We're not preparing to lose games.

They give us this presentation every year about the NFL being a brotherhood. And if something is going on with one of your brothers, I feel like we should be there to have his back and speak up for him.

There's people out there that wear hoodies, that have tattoos and piercing, that look crazy and have huge hearts on the inside.

Most of my tattoos have a story. When people ask me, I tell them whatever they want hear. 'What's this tattoo? What does this mean? Does it hurt?' I tell them everything they want to know.