Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Andy Dalton

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American footballer Andy Dalton.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Andy Dalton

Andrew Gregory Dalton is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "The Red Rifle", Dalton previously played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears. He played college football at TCU, where he became the school's leader in quarterback wins and won the 2011 Rose Bowl.

Pushing guys to be the best, that's part of the role I've always taken being a quarterback.
I want to have an opportunity to play.
When you look at the best teams, the teams that make a run at it, they're the healthiest teams. — © Andy Dalton
When you look at the best teams, the teams that make a run at it, they're the healthiest teams.
When I'm on the field, if something doesn't go exactly as it's planned, I'm going to say something before a coach is going to say something. I'm going to get to it quicker and try to get it corrected.
You work all year to win.
You always want to end the year on a high note.
A lot of people think that in your second year you might struggle because you're gonna try to do a lot more, and you can struggle because you might be forcing things. But as long as you play within yourself, I feel like you should grow as a player, and you should be getting better.
Why choose to be negative when you don't have to?
I'm going to be me regardless of what anyone says.
There have been too many turnovers on my part.
I only worry about what I can control.
I obviously feel I bring value to a team, not only because of my abilities, but because of everything I've learned and experienced.
I try to win every time I'm out there. — © Andy Dalton
I try to win every time I'm out there.
At the end of the day, the way I go about it is don't let somebody else's opinion of you define who you are. Don't let other people's thoughts or whatever it is be true.
I'm just trying to win games. If I keep doing that, it's all that matters.
You want to be on the offense and make the defense react. I feel like that.
I think I'm a big motivator on the field. I try to be.
I feel like I've always had a quick release.
I think I've thrown enough balls and put it on tape where I don't think arm strength is an issue. I wouldn't be a starting quarterback if my arm strength was such an issue. People are making it seem like I can't throw the ball 30 yards. People are getting out of hand with it.
Whatever you do during the regular season doesn't matter once you get to the playoffs.
There's gonna be ups and downs throughout the season. And what defenses do to try and attack different quarterbacks, I mean, you can definitely see it. It's how you respond to it. It's how you get over that next step.
We wanted to make sure that we were all-in, and we've been all-in on Cincinnati since we got here. I hope the people see that. I've received a lot of support throughout my years here.
I have grown as time has gone on.
It's a quarterback-driven league, so quarterbacks get rewarded a lot of money.
As soon as football stops being fun, that's usually when guys stop playing.
All my hard work is to win ballgames.
Interceptions are gonna happen. You can't worry about that. 'I made a mistake? OK, I have to make up for it.' That's my attitude about it. If I worry about it, I've got no chance.
I think you need to be aggressive. That's offensive football.
We can't worry about what's happened in the past. We can't go back and play those games.
It's not every day that you get to meet a guy that's in the NFL.
You prepare each week to win, and for it to finally pay off, it is a big relief.
I want to have an opportunity to be somewhere where I'm wanted.
I'm not necessarily the guy that's going to get in your face and scream at you or anything like that. I'll say what I need to, but I like my actions to show what I'm about.
I've been through a lot. You can't get too high, you can't get too low.
The draft's crazy. Everybody knows that.
I work really hard. I'm a perfectionist.
It's hard to be a leader right away, but playing quarterback, you have to.
I'm not someone that's gonna get up in your face all the time and all that kind of stuff. I mean, I don't think I have a temper. — © Andy Dalton
I'm not someone that's gonna get up in your face all the time and all that kind of stuff. I mean, I don't think I have a temper.
It's hard to do, but you've got to be able to get your team going and prepare each week and go out and play your best and hopefully it shows in the game.
I want to be a starter in this league.
I can't stand to lose.
There's been a lot of good people in Cincinnati who have pushed me, my wife and my family to be better people, and we're grateful for that.
I'm a smart QB.
I have had struggles throughout my life and am so thankful to have Jesus Christ to turn everything over to.
People can hide behind a computer, they can hide behind a cell phone, they can tweet. They can say whatever they want. I'm not worried about them.
You have faith in God, and know he has a plan for me.
Anytime you get to play a team twice, you have a feel for what they do and how they play.
I've worked with Tom House and Adam Dedeaux, and both of those guys helped me out just pure mechanically. — © Andy Dalton
I've worked with Tom House and Adam Dedeaux, and both of those guys helped me out just pure mechanically.
Obviously, I've been used to starting.
I have to be honest with myself, and make sure I am doing things the right way.
When you need to make a play, you've got to have that mentality that you're going to get it done.
I feel confident with what I'm able to do.
That's part of the process of the longer you play, you can help the guys around you.
If you're too high, it can hurt you. If you're too low, it can hurt you. I try to stay even-keel.
I think you realize the opportunities that we have and how special it is, that my kids are going to get to grow up being in an NFL locker room, kind of running around. I'm not trying to take any of this for granted because not many people get this opportunity. It's kind of cool that my boys are going to get the opportunity to be around this.
I try to have as much patience as possible.
I usually find a couple of guys in the offseason to watch - their clips, their games and see how they play. Aaron Rodgers is one. I try to watch Drew Brees.
At the end of the day, you just want to be yourself because people can see when you're not.
I want to win every time I'm on the field.
Let the doubters talk as much as they want. I know my game, and I know I'm helping my team win games. That's all that matters.
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