Top 104 Quotes & Sayings by Chris Hogan

You never take a single day in this league for granted because it can be over in a second.

Wayne Chrebet, obviously, I love watching him play.

I've never been a stat guy.

Penn State was an awesome school. When I went and visited there, I was like 'Alright, I want to spend four years of college here.'

I was a soccer player, but everyone said I was too physical so I moved over to football.

As a football player, as an athlete, as a competitor, that dream of playing the Super Bowl... I was never going to lose that.

I always go back to who I am as a player, and what got me into the league. It wasn't by demanding the ball or anything. It was about doing what's best for the team, doing my job the best I can, showing up on film and making the plays when they come my way during games. That's what I focus on every single week.

I'm always competing.

I can't go out there and just eat turkey sandwiches and hamburgers all day because that's not going to make my body perform at the level that it can.

During the season, nutrition is so huge.

For me, I'm an undrafted guy, so every single year was a battle.

You know, I don't ever - I don't really compare myself to receivers.

I always thought that I could play football at the college level.

Playing all these different sports, you learn so much from the people you get coached by.

I'm not sure I'm the prototypical Patriot.

A big part of that quarterback-receiver relationship is communication. You've got to be on the same page because if you're not, it just doesn't work. Then you're kind of guessing.

Never gave pro lacrosse a thought.

I know what I need to do to make myself and make my legs, most importantly, feel good.

I've done a barre class before. I swear.

You can have all the experience in the world and come out and not play well.

Winning football games is why we're in this business.

Once I started out on this journey of wanting to play in the National Football League, I've had a lot of opportunities. And with each opportunity, I've tried to make the most of it.

When I was in Buffalo, Fred Jackson was you know, I would say he was a big mentor of mine and when I was in Miami, I probably picked apart Brian Hartline, Davone Bess, those guys.

Preparation is key.

I mean I've been around a lot of places and there's been a lot of guys that - every single team that I've ever been on, I really try to take advantage of the older veterans that are there, try to learn about their process, how they take care of their bodies, how they study, how they watch film.

I think the Patriot Way definitely makes its way into the Hogan household.

This game is ups and downs. It's ebb and flow. It's never going to be high the entire time. It's never going to be low for the entire season. That's part of being a professional and dealing with the opportunities you get throughout the year.

I mean, I don't think a lot of people know this, but I played corner in college.

What we can do is control what we can control.

When you see your leader not at 100 percent, you just want to play a little harder because of that.

I can control my effort, how hard I work and taking advantage of the opportunities.

I love to compete. No matter what we're doing, it doesn't matter. We could be playing video games or ping pong, and I'm going to get fired up, win, lose or draw.

I got a lot of opportunities and I was able to make the best of them.

Professional lacrosse isn't very lucrative.

I love coffee.

I've learned so much whether it was, I played a lot of team sports, so being part of a team, learning how to be a leader on different teams, and how to deal with the ebb and flow of different games.

DoMode' is get out here and do your job and do work.

I never took anything for granted.

I have grown so much since I started in this league and it's something that I feel that every single year I'm always learning, always growing.

Every single year I was on the block - could be cut, could be released.

I think playing multiple sports is by far the best way to go. You're talking about different teammates, different skill sets, different mentalities.

My family is the most important thing in my life.

In baseball I was very singularly focused. If I was pitching it was me versus the hitter.

I've had a lot of bumps in the road, but I kept my head down and kept working.

Any time you see your quarterback hurt, your heart drops for a second.

The air in Foxborough is just a little different. Like, Special things happen here. Winning happens here.

I started when I was in sixth grade, playing Pop Warner. I played running back, quarterback, cornerback... all over the place.

I support my wife. I want her to have a career. I want her to be happy, to have success at what she does.

I think everyone's goal at the beginning of the year is to get to this time, to get an opportunity to play in the Super Bowl.

That's football. It's going to happen. Guys are going to get hurt.

The locker room I don't think is a huge place for guys to really, you know, talk politics.

When it came down to it, I felt Penn State was an amazing school. I loved the campus.

When I grew up I was a huge Michael Jordan fan. That's not very unusual for people to like him, but I just liked reading his books, especially where he came from, getting cut from his high school team. I thought he was a good person, a good role model to look up to.

It's been a long road. I've been cut, I've been all over the place, but my mentality has never changed.

As a football player, as an athlete, as a competitor - that dream of being able to play in the Super Bowl, you're never going to let that one go.

Monmouth was important to me because that was the first stepping stone. I am very grateful to the Monmouth program for taking a chance on a four-year lacrosse player who had a year of eligibility left. It was an awesome experience to go back there and play football again, especially since it was close to home.

I made my way in this league playing special teams and then kind of worked my way into playing receiver. It was always just kind of doing whatever I could do and taking advantage of all the opportunities that I got.

I know my wife works just as hard as me if not harder to have a career.

The Bills gave me my first opportunity. In my mind, I'll be forever grateful for that organization.

I'll do whatever it takes to get on the field and whatever is asked of me or needed of me.