- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
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- Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Batmobile wasn't a stickshift, and it was a challenge to drive, believe me.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
NFL Europe helped me quite a bit. It was a situation where I came out of college and spent the first few months of my career over in Europe.
- Beside
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coach Parcells challenged me a lot in my rookie year, and not just in games. Almost every day in practice, he'd stand right beside me as he called for the field-goal team to take the field.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born with a shotgun in my hand, chasing pheasant through the cornfields. My dad probably started taking me out when I was 4, 5 or 6 years old.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get to put on a helmet, go out in front of 70,000 people and play a kids game. And they pay me to do it.
- Nov 07, 2020
You see these people that work their whole life and when they stop working, they stop living. Not me.
- Step
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- Nov 07, 2020
I guess, for me, the ultimate goal is to help me team win games every time I step on the field.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coming from a small South Dakota school, it was a different route to get to the NFL. I went from South Dakota State to the World League of American Football with the Amsterdam Admirals, and fortunately I did well enough there that the New England Patriots decided to sign me and give me a chance.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love when people doubt me. I love when people don't think that I'm good enough to play at a certain level, not good enough to be a starter, things like that. That's the stuff that drives me.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been a very observant person, a visual person. That's my way of learning. Things on paper, notes and things like that, don't help me the same way as watching things live.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was early in my career, I really followed Twitter, seeing what people were saying about me. I definitely saw them talking about Mr. Mankato and all that. It was fun for me to have a little bit of extra support from outside people. I definitely helped me build confidence, that's for sure.
- Nov 07, 2020
Cris Carter and Randy Moss - they're the guys who made me want to play football and be a receiver.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't need to be motivated by other people overlooking me. My motivation was internal, to be better every day.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020