Quotes from Travis Kelce

Throwing the ball around with pops, that was everything as a kid. If I could get out and do that every single day, I was happy as could be; like the day was the best day ever.

I'm not going to go out there and say that I'm better than X, I'm better than Y. I think I'm the best tight end in the game.

Blocking is part physicality and part physics. You have to be the lower man and get your hands inside to control your opponent's mass. If you have short footwork, tight hands and if you play low, you can hold your own.

If you ever are fortunate enough to experience an open field in front of you as a tight end - and honestly, that's something not many guys at this position ever get to experience in the NFL - the one thing that you know for certain is that there are people faster than you who are right behind you and want you to fumble the ball.

Being able to get a big body to change direction, I think that's huge. I don't think a lot of tight ends incorporate that enough. I got a lot of that from playing hockey when I was younger, being able to play on the inside and outside of skates, as well as on the basketball court, being able to put my foot into the ground and crossover.

I think the tight end position is so unique because you always have a mismatch if you know how to dial it up or use it right.

Those kind of accolades, the individual accolades are something that you can hang our hat on when it's all said and done.

You play the game to have fun.

At the end of the day, I feel like if you're not having fun with what you do, there's really not much of a point to be doing it.

It's a deal-breaker for me when a girl can't handle herself with class or acts different when you're not around me and things like that.

All the negatives, the flags for the personal fouls and silly stuff after the play, that takes a toll. People don't want to be a part of that.

My passion for this game is never going to change. You're always going to see me have that fieriness to me. That's just the only way I know how to play this game and I love it for that because I get to release that energy and that passion, that anger that I have.

I remember it was Dr. Seuss' birthday, and I got to read to the little ones and that was just an awesome experience. I remember when I was a young knucklehead and having that access to an after-school program in my community. It's something that hits home to me and something I wanted to always be a part of.

An ice bath for me is always going to work.

I've played 'Madden' my entire life and all of the guys in the 90s I idolized growing up.

Just being able to incorporate other sports into my game has definitely helped me out.

As a kid, I always dreamt of being an NFL quarterback. I remember being 10 years old and saying, 'Mom... I'm gonna throw a football in the NFL, and it's going to be a touchdown, and everybody's gonna love it.'

Everyone has kind of a rough transition in the NFL. It's a different kind of scouting.

I told everybody since the second I've been in the league that I've been very success-driven.

I sing in the morning.

I love coming to work every single day, and I love being here in Kansas City.

In certain situations, you have to be able to be more conscious of ball security than you do in the open field.

You never get to see the intimate side of a football player.

I wouldn't even say I'm really good at dancing, I'd just say I'm not shy to movement. At a young age, people would laugh at me moving. None of it looked like it should have been called a dance move. But it was just me being goofy.