Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Chad Kelly.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Chad Patrick Kelly is a professional gridiron football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Clemson and Ole Miss. The Denver Broncos selected him in the seventh round with the final pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, making him that year's Mr. Irrelevant.
Everything happens for a reason. But I would love to still be at Clemson.
I want to be remembered as the greatest quarterback who ever played. You have to go out and prove it first, and then you have to go out and work hard.
I have to give all praise to the Man above, because I never gave up on Him, and He never gave up on me.
I have to just come to work every single day. That's not just on the field but off the field, because you have little kids looking up to you; your face is the face of this franchise and this university. You have to understand that every decision that you make is going to be criticized.
I wanted to win an SEC championship and a national championship. Those are the main goals.
I live by family over everything.
In order to get to where I want to be, I have to do the right things off the field, first.
You know, the less you say, the more they wonder.
I want to be my own person. I want to make a name for myself instead of having the name attached to me.
I have confidence in my players around me - my offensive line, my running backs, my wide receivers, and the defense and special teams.
You have to approach every day and try and get better on and off the field.
People didn't think Christian Ponder would get picked in the first or second round, but they don't understand how prepared he was for the pro game through the FSU coaching staff.
It's a great honor to be an Under Armour All-American and to follow in the fast-growing tradition of this game. It's a great opportunity to spend the New Year in Florida, which is going to be a little warmer than Buffalo.
I've been through a lot; that I have.
I've learned to keep your mouth shut even when something bad is going on. You never know how someone is going to take something you say. You have to bite the bullet.
I feel like I have been able to rewrite my story to some extent. But I feel like there is a lot of work to be done.
Everybody's watching when you're the quarterback. The other players see how much you want it.
I feel as if we have the best team in the country. You've got to have that feeling.
The thing we all know is that you can't take a day off... in anything. If you do, the next thing you know, it can all be taken away from you just like that.
I know people still have questions about me. They still have questions about Ole Miss, whether we belong. With that feeling, you keep a chip on your shoulder that you want to prove to people that we are the best.
Drew Brees, Kyle Orton, Curtis Painter - the recent legacy of quarterbacks at Purdue speaks for itself. I think it's 'Quarterback U.' The facilities are just beautiful. I didn't expect them to be as great as they were.
People have sacrificed more to make me be happy than I could ever dream of.
I wanted to be in the situation where I could have a chance to go to the NFL and be a great quarterback and take care of my family.
You just have to keep coming to work in order to be the best.
It's a dream come true. I mean, when I was a kid, I used to dream about playing college football one day, and now I'm playing in the best conference, and I truly believe that.
You've got to bring it. You've got to make sure people feel the energy you're trying to bring to the game.
I dream big. I think big. I try to go out and do it as big as I can.
You never know what the future might bring. I'm taking it game by game and play by play.
That's what I love the most about being a quarterback. Everybody looks to you to make a play. They look to you to say something that's going to spark the team. I take full pride in that every single day.
You need to keep looking forward; don't ever look back.
I fell in love with Clemson when I took a visit there.
I've learned to keep a lot of stuff to myself.
The main reason why I would even potentially go to the NFL Draft is for my family.
My parents work long, long shifts during the week and even on the weekend.
I want to win a national championship; that's been my dream since I was a child.
If you're the quarterback and want to be the best on the field, you've got to act like it.