Top 95 Quotes & Sayings by Cris Carter

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Cris Carter.

Last updated on September 18, 2024.

Graduel Christopher Darin Carter is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987–1989), the Minnesota Vikings (1990–2001) and the Miami Dolphins (2002). He played college football at the Ohio State University and was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL supplemental draft. While in Philadelphia, head coach Buddy Ryan helped to coin one of ESPN's Chris Berman's famous quotes about Carter: "All he does is catch touchdowns." He was let go by Ryan in 1989, however, due to off-the-field issues. Carter was signed by the Vikings and turned his life and career around, becoming a two-time first-team and one-time second-team All-Pro and playing in eight consecutive Pro Bowls. When he left the Vikings after 2001, he held most of the team career receiving records. He briefly played for the Dolphins in 2002 before retiring.

American - Athlete | Born: November 25, 1965

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Braxton Miller is a special football player and has been special since he stepped on campus.

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I know wide receivers.

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I put bounties on guys. And the guys tried to take me out, a guy tried to take a cheap shot on me, I put a bounty on him, right now.

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We have learned from history that change is never easy, that it usually doesn't look pretty, especially in today's politically-charged environment where intent and actions can readily be misconstrued and judged.

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Calvin Johnson, we've never seen a receiver like him - size, speed and how he's developed his overall route running and toughness.

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I always loved math in high school and I thought that I would be an accountant. But I also thought I would be better at counting money in the NFL.

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There are positive steps being taken to tackle issues that people from all walks of life, races, ethnicities, and political persuasions agree have been devastating to communities of color.

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As far as revolutionizing the game and things like that, God doesn't make a lot of people like RGIII, bruh.

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Andre Johnson, one of the hardest workers.

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I tried to be one of the best-conditioned athletes.

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Bill Romanowski was one of the most feared players to play, not only because of his intensity, but because he played through the whistle and after the whistle.

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There's not a whole bunch of options in America for a black man. But sports gives you that opportunity... So where would my life be without football? I don't know.

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You're always going to have a Dez Bryant somewhere in the league, somebody who has to go through some off-the-field problems in order to reach his potential.

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I think it would be tough for a lot of the athletes that I play with to think that while that I'm showering, that I'm performing on the field, I'm bleeding, I'm fighting with a person that is a homosexual.

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You have to be smart as a football player.

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I would never tell young people to break the law or avoid prosecution.

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My head coach in Minnesota, Dennis Green, loved wideouts with plenty of size.

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We have the greatest Hall of all the Halls. And to be able to join these men, on this stage, in football heaven is the greatest day of my life.

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I'm supposed to make plays.

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If you want to be a national brand, damn act like it.

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It's an unbelievably tough process. And there ain't no bums in the Hall. I mean, they're putting in great players every year. The selection committee they have, I believe, is the right selection of people.

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Great players, they don't get hurt as much as the other players.

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Football gave me a sense of purpose. It gave me a sense of me.

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When you play in the NFL now the teams are very, very equal.

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This is what I know for a fact. I know that every guy playing in the league, they have someone out there that loves them swearing up and down that they shouldn't be out there.

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If you don't reach outside what yout resources are, you're not gonna get better as a broadcaster.

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When Buddy Ryan cut me, my wife was pregnant.

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Odell is going to grow up. That why's he is bringing other people in his life so he can grow up. If he wasn't trying to grow up, he wouldn't be calling Cris Carter.

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Your image in sports will always matter.

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I grew up in small-town America, black, disadvantaged.

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I thought math, especially when I was younger, is something you either love or hate. I had been blessed to be able to do math and it made me like it.

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I loved Philadelphia. I loved my teammates.

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When you look back on things, your version is always perfect.

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I'm a competitor at the highest level. I like to compete.

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I used to have a log on every corner in the league, what their strengths and weaknesses are.

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I come from some humble beginnings, and I just believed that when people pay their money, hard-earned money, that they deserve a certain level of performance.

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We had a reward system and a protection system. We would reward players for big plays, things that can help your team win. And then also, we paid guys money for protection, especially guys who couldn't protect themselves and especially offensive players.

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If he could hurt you, Bill Romanowski would hurt you.

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You know how you hear people say that they had people in their lives who told them they couldn't make it or they couldn't do something? That's not me. That's not my story. My brothers have been there with me since day one. We've been through everything together - good and bad.

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I know so many people who have tremendous regret in their life.

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There's not a bunch of pressure at the Pro Bowl.

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Hey, a hard background is not an excuse.

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You get drafted, you perform like a Pro Bowler, then they pay you. But there's certain teams in this league, that's not what they're trying to do.

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My job as a former player is to help young players understand about the business.

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Buckeye born and bred. Now an H-O-F-er - even after I'm dead.

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I catch the ball. You throw the ball, I catch it. You throw it close to me, I catch it. If you make me do something crazy to catch, I still catch it.

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Through educational programs, community engagement and legislative efforts, players, owners and the NFL are working with law enforcement, advocacy groups and legislators to transform our communities.

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The history with wide receivers, I follow it pretty close. I look at Art Monk, I look at Lynn Swann, I look at Michael Irvin, and it's becoming very, very difficult to judge the skill of a wide receiver in today's game. But what else can you judge it on but the numbers? The numbers, they do tell a story.

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Don't get me wrong, I would love to be voted into the Hall of Fame. But if I don't get in, that's not the end of the world. I am surrounded by my loved ones, and being with them, going through this journey with them, makes me extremely happy.

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If you want someone to pay you - the highest paid receiver in the history of the game - damn act like it.

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It's hard to believe that in the year 2001 I'd still be running touchdowns.

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I was a big receiver when I played in the NFL.

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When we see active and former NFL players uniting with owners and the League to address injustice, we can see the way football brings people together beyond the game itself.

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I'm a football player. I believe I'm just as tough as anybody else. I try not to play like a wide receiver.

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In life, we always make the right decisions the second time around, you know?

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Everyone knows someone who is struggling with a mental health issue, whether it's depression, trauma or substance abuse. It affects everyone, so we all have a stake in making sure good treatment is available.

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This goes across all racial lines, ethnicities, religious backgrounds. People believe in disciplining their children... It's the 21st century. My mom was wrong. She did the best she could, but she was wrong about some of that stuff she taught me. And I promised my kids, I won't teach that mess to them.

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I think there would be situations that will occur on the field that would be tough for a person who is homosexual, because I know there will be people definitely taking shots at him.

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Larry Fitzgerald, I've spent so much time with him, he's one of my favorites and one of the best.

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The number one thing is to catch the football and maintain possession.

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