Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by DeSean Jackson
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American footballer DeSean Jackson.
Last updated on December 23, 2024.
I really don't get caught up in too much with the past.
I'm a patient guy.
The best thing I can say is that I put it all on the line for my teammates, my family, and my coaches.
Carson Wentz, he came in and had a heck of a year as a rookie. I don't think a lot of people saw that coming.
Going from college to the NFL, you have to prove yourself.
You have to struggle before you have any progress.
I think the sky's the limit for me.
I just feel like now, I have a family, I have kids. I do everything for them. I just think about what's the legacy I want to leave when I'm gone, what do I want people to say about me?
That's why he's Drew Rosenhaus. He gets paid to do what he needs to do. And that's why in my eyes he's one of the best.
Chip Kelly, he is a great guy.
I remember when I was a rookie, Jerry Rice, I worked out with him, and he always told me, 'You take less hits, you can play a longer time.'
You have to go through things in life in order to mature.
Everything I do on the field is for my team.
Have I always been perfect? Have I always done things the right way? No. Have I learned and found a better way of doing things? Yes.
There's no point in living in the past.
I eat everything. When I say I eat everything, I eat whatever is put in front of my face.
I'm not perfect. No one is.
I haven't gotten in any trouble off the field.
The Eagles portrayed me to be this crazy young thug guy. But as far as me being a respectful guy and doing what's right instead of wrong - I've always felt I've been on that right path.
I think a lot of people questioned if I could catch underneath.
When I got released in 2013, I just felt that was an unfortunate situation for me.
I try to do things the right way and try to be a professional.
People misjudge it sometimes and think I'm selfish or I'm quiet or I'm rude because I don't talk.
You know, I'm the one that's out there jeopardizing my life, my body and everything in between the white lines.
A lot of young guys coming up in this league, they're given the spotlight right away, depending on draft stature or whatever the case may be.
Bullying is not going to make your mom proud. It's not going to pay your bills. It's nothing to be proud of.
I know the type of player I am so I don't feel there's too many people in the NFL that could really do what I'm capable of doing when the ball's in my hands.
I still feel like I have to go out there and get my job done and still produce. It's not about proving, it's about progressing and just getting better.
We just have to play together as a team.
My dad, he only wants the best for me.
I'm not a big, fat guy so I don't have to watch what I eat.
At any given time somebody has to make a play, and if it's not myself, you have other players that are paid and professionals like myself.
Me coming in the NFL 20 years old, very young, not really knowing the right and wrong thing to do, I had to learn.
This is the NFL - the next man has to step up and do the job.
It would be great to go out there to catch all the deep balls and keep scoring and scoring, but obviously teams are not going to let that happen.
I know who my real homies are.
I feel like I have a pretty good head on my shoulders about what to expect and how to come in and work as a veteran.
Everybody used to always give me a hard time, 'You never really lift weights like that.' I would lift enough, but instead of lifting weights, I'm standing on a track field.
I'm a firm believer in if you put it in, you're going to get it out.
I used to always say, 'Cheetahs don't stretch.' And I look at myself as a cheetah.
I play 'Madden,' 'NBA,' 'UFC.' I play on the Xbox 360.
I don't live my life and go out there really worrying about what people say.
I'll play some 'UFC,' 'Call of Duty' sometimes too. What else I play? I play some racing games.
On the field if a shoe is too tight, that is the last thing you want,' he says. 'You don't want something uncomfortable that you can't perform in.
Off the field, all my training is speed and quickness. The agility work, the cones, training with my track coach and keeping my speed.
I know what I'm capable of doing.
I'm trying to be there when my number is called and even when my number is not called.
I felt, you know, coming from Philadelphia, the image they put out of me, I think I had three years to go out there and prove to everybody that no, he's not that type of guy. He's a team guy. He loves to obviously get the ball - what receiver do you know, or do you want, on your team that don't want to get the ball?
I'm never content regardless of me having a contract. I'm not content.
Everyone has to have one common goal, and at the end of the day that is to win the game.
A lot of times I tend to think back to me having nothing, growing up in an area where I didn't know nothing but to do what I had to do to get it.
I never have, not once, not been a team guy.
I'm just a firm believer that you work hard, you put in the work, you continuously go out there and show what you're capable of doing.
Whatever play's called I just go out there and do my best.
I missed one meeting probably out of my whole career. But at the end of the day, once again, we're not perfect.
My brother made a whole documentary of my life. It's a long story.
The best I can say is that you move forward in your life. After every step you take, you can't go backward.
For sure, I've been late. I'm not going to lie about that. I've been late to meetings before.
At the end of the day, we all have a job to do, go out and handle your business.
When you're in college you're just like, 'I can't wait to get to the NFL. I'm going to be getting paid.' But once you get here, everything's totally different.
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