Quotes About Athletics

The quarterback position gets a lot of attention.

And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks, and I don't think I could have made it in basketball, because I was only 5' 11". So I just picked baseball.

You compare a goalie position to a quarterback to a pitcher. You're going to make that decision of what's gonna happen to you. They're a high-pressure position. They're fun just for that.

I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential.

I don't believe you could be a 39-year-old quarterback in the NFL and eat cheeseburgers every day. I want to be able to do what I love to do for a long time.

The most important thing I learned is I have to get my body in shape, because those men look good. Not just the other quarterbacks - everyone. Their bodies look good.

We always think we can get to the quarterback, put pressure on him.

I don't believe that you can be too short as a quarterback. It's not about height.

I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that.

You love for a quarterback to sometimes make the decision as the rush is coming and make the decision as the play, as opposed to where that computer is hitting it fast and he's knowing where to go with the ball at the right time.

Footwork is the biggest element to any quarterback game because if it's off, it will mess with your mechanics.

I killed many a quarterback. I felt like I scored when I took their head off.

I don't like the rules about you can't hit the quarterback.

I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts.

As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure.

If I could play football, I'd play football. But not women's football - real football. Or I'd just date a quarterback.

I started playing quarterback my junior year of high school.

Though I loved books as a young boy, I loved sports even more. I wanted to be a quarterback in the CFL.

I'm playing quarterback, I'm playing football, and I don't try to make it more than that.

There's a way you have to play the quarterback position in the NFL. Maybe I'm a little bit old school, but I think you have to play the game in the pocket with consistency.

I want every kid to go to college and be like a normal student. I want them to be able to go to a movie, go to a concert. I want them to be able to have that opportunity. But if you're paying kids, are you going to pay a lineman less than you're paying a quarterback? I don't know how to explain that stuff.

That's why I play football... to be the quarterback, to be the guy with the ball in his hands.

Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.

At the end of the day, I want to have an opportunity to play quarterback in the NFL.