Quotes About Athletics

I've been playing as early as I can recall. I don't even remember the first time I picked up a basketball.

Of course, most people remember that I received the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics competition.

I learned the major difference between college and pro football. In the pros, you're up against a top receiver almost every minute of time. In college, maybe one comes along every third game.

I want to be the best with the ball in my hands as a receiver - or as a player, period. And I think when I get the ball, my game changes. I don't know what it is, I just shift gears.

I think I'm the best receiver in the NFL. I do.

I'm out here to get your respect. Whatever receiver lines up on me, I'm going to get your respect.

I kinda wanted to play receiver more.

Your job as a receiver is to get open and catch the ball and block in the run game.

Anytime you can get the ball in the receiver's hands with some space, you let their natural abilities take over.

I feel like I am the best receiver in the league.

Antonio Brown is, if not the best receiver in the league, one of the best.

Obviously, as a receiver, you want to go out there and make plays for your team to win.

What I do in long jump and track and field, it definitely correlates with what I do as a receiver. With being fast and being explosive and putting my foot down. It's the same mechanics that I use in football and track.

Davante Adams is a great receiver.

There's a lot to it, but the bottom line as a receiver is to run the right route, get open and make plays.

I was a big receiver when I played in the NFL.

I think I proved that I was a polished receiver.

Obviously as a receiver, you want to go out there and make plays for your team and win.

As a receiver, you want to run through contact. That's the biggest coaching point that most coaches give them. You're going to get grabbed and you're going to get into adverse situations. But if you run through contact and do not confuse the quarterback, more than likely you're going to get the football.

It's always irked me that they always say the white receiver has great hands or runs great routes or is a possession receiver.

I love the physical part of the game. But I wanted to be a receiver, not just a big guy playing receiver.

As long as I'm in good shape and I'm healthy, I feel I'm the best receiver on the planet.

Julius Peppers is probably 6'7 and 300 pounds. The great players spend all year round training for 16 games. It isn't fun being on the receiving end.

Foot work, hand-eye coordination. There's a lot of things. If you just watch basketball, you can tell where it would help someone who's receiving the ball.