American football safety Quotes

If you limit yourself, in my opinion you’re just saying, ‘We’re not supposed to win this game.’ You’re playing into their hands. You are scared of what of this team does. You can’t go into the game scared, that’s for sure. Richard Sherman, a great player but you have to play football.

Playing with Aaron Rodgers, every time I went into a game you always felt like no matter what happens, he was going to bail you out somehow. He was that kind of guy. He was one of the three or four guys you have in the league right now that no matter where you are or what’s going on in the game, you have a chance with him.

Focus on what you're doing. Focus on the phases in front of them. Do everything you can to get the best at that phase and get ready to take the next step when it happens.

Russell Wilson knows who he is. He’s not a running quarterback, he’s not a throwing quarterback – he’s an athlete back there playing the quarterback position. He knows that, he understands it and his team allows him to be who he is.

This is my sixth year now. I've never seen this many all-stars in the locker room at the same time.

If there was anybody I could meet that I have not met, I would say David.

David from the Bible. He was a mighty man of God, and he was a warrior, and he was a worshipper.

Hot Cheetos! Ohhhhh! I used to crave them.

I remember I used to eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I had to stop. I had to turn it around because it was getting addicting.

Of course I’m going to learn from the greats—Ronnie Lott, Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu. But there’s a lot of unfinished work they didn’t do. I want to be the standard. I want to redefine what it means to be a safety.

It's really hard because you only have that split-second to determine what to do. It's crazy. I try my best to use clear judgment and make clear decisions, but a lot of those collisions are unavoidable. You're either going to let them catch it and take a step to see what's going on, or there's going to be a collision.

I'm playing this game because I'm blessed and want to help this team win the Super Bowl, ... At the same time, I want to be considered the best safety that has ever played the game.

I have to keep inspiration close to me.

I'm always on YouTube looking at the greats or anything that can give me the spark that I need.

That is the biggest part I like about the game, the camaraderie.

Just seeing how it translates on the field, a lot of those guys helped me out throughout my process and just seeing them and being out there with them is definitely a blessing.

The good quarterbacks in this league, if you're not playing your best, sometimes will win a game for you

You have to give credit where credit is due.

My body is weird. I can't drink strong drinks. I can't even drink cough medicine - I used to cry when my mom forced me. I don't drink alcohol.

My life is basically a big chunk of greatness.

When I look at the way I was able to play in my 17th year, I feel like I earned the right to play in the NFL for another one.

Andrew Luck, if he gets to his first Super Bowl and he wins that Super Bowl, that means he won on the road every game except for that first playoff game. He went and beat Peyton Manning…Then that means he went and beat Tom Brady…Then he would either have to beat Aaron Rodgers or the Seattle Seahawks. That’s a pretty tough hill to climb. If he does that, he’s just solidified himself in that conversation as an elite quarterback.

Governments and politicians use the family as an indicator of the health and strength of social life. Politicians fear that any weakening of family life will in some way sap the vitality of national life.... The family is also important to businessmen. It is one of the major purchasing groups of our consumer society.

Respect is not given, it is earned.

We believe in a whole-school approach to ICT.

It's just a huge boost for us to have one extra playmaker on our defense.

He makes so many impact plays and changes the game a lot.

I am so thankful and appreciative of being a part of this franchise and playing in front of the best fans in the NFL. I will be back.

I couldn't believe it. That was the first time I had ever seen somebody celebrate for a whole 40-second clock. That was ridiculous.

There are two types of pain. There is the pain of loss, which you can recover. And then, there is the pain of regret which never goes away.

My life would not be where I'm at without Jesus.

He is the savior of my life, and he is the reason why I live, and why I breathe. If anybody wants to be blessed, you have to trust God. You have to live according to his standards.

I love coaching. I would probably be coaching. I would work in athletes and work with the youth. I would maybe do personal development and athletics. I would coach in high school or college.

I believe it has changed so much because of the impact you can have from that position. You are so involved in the game from both a pass and a run standpoint. Anyone that can have an impact on a game like that is going to be held to high standards. You have guys like Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu who make big-time plays which can change the outcome of the game.

We know there are a lot of good secondaries out there.

We are just trying to focus on what we can do to get better. We've got some new, young guys coming in and we are trying to catch them up to speed. We are trying to make sure that we have depth, making sure the guys behind us know what is going on. We are going to keep pushing each other to raise the standard for our secondary.

I'm always striving to do more. Whatever I accomplish, it's not enough. I don't get satisfied.

I will never have my best season.

My age is getting up there, but that doesn't mean my play has to diminish.

Larry Fitzgerald is one of the hardest-working guys I've ever seen.

We spent some time training in Minnesota last offseason, and to see what he does to get better, he has to be the best.

In terms of conditioning and lifting weights, if you can't do that on your own, you're in trouble anyways. You're a professional, you have to get that done yourself.

Lady Gaga is still a human being, she was still among us! But now, she's a little monster, she says. She does her face a certain way. It's pretty startling. But she's a great girl. She's cool from what I remember.

Jessica Alba is one of my favorites. ... I love her so much. I know she's married now, but I would love to take her out to dinner one day, or maybe even lunch. I love that girl for some reason.

When my money starts coming in and I'm blessed to see an eye doctor every week, twice a week, I'm going to do it.

I'm a Lakers fan. Kevin Garnett is my favorite player of all time because of his passion for the game.

My mind-set, my mental game and my hard work is at a first-round level.

I play at a first-round level. I've done things that most guys haven't done.

Maybe I didn't go to the sexy football school, but I paved my way.

Being a first-rounder is a dream. You want to be mentioned as a first-rounder, the best of the best.

A lot of teams don't think I'm physical, although some do.

Some say I can be physical at times, but they don't see the physicality all the time. I tell them, "Do you want a guy who is a knockout artist or do you want a sure tackler?" From what I know, all tackles, big or not, count the same.

Once coach I felt really connected with was Lions coach Jim Schwartz.

I told him I didn't want to leave the meeting because I liked talking to him. He was very genuine.

I'm a big-time Fabolous fan. He's my favorite rapper ever. I hope to meet him one day.

When you're a ball hawk, you should have a mohawk.

The goal is to keep the dialogue open.

There are issues in the USA that a lot of people feel strongly about. The goal is just to fix those issues. To make progress on those issues.

There are people out there that feel there are injustices being made and happening in the USA on a daily basis.

We're very aware that you cannot please everybody and that there's going to be backlash. There will always be backlash.

I will say that I don't expect anybody to do anything that makes them feel uncomfortable. Or makes them feel like they're putting themselves in a bad position with their job.

The goal is to talk about the issues that are happening in the USA with the ultimate goal of making change. Not just some rebellious act that we're trying to have against our country.