Top 123 Quotes & Sayings by Deshaun Watson

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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Deshaun Watson

Derrick Deshaun Watson is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson, where he led the team to a national championship in 2016. Watson was selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans.

Between lunch and dinner, I try and snack on fruit and granola.
At first, after my freshman year, it was kind of a joke, going into my sophomore year like, 'Hey, I wanna graduate in three years, two-and-a-half.' And we were just kind of playing with it, added some extra classes in, and then once I finished that following spring going into that next summer, it was just like, 'Hey, I can actually do it.'
I try to do the right things. I was always raised that if you do the right thing and obey the law, you won't have problems. I really believe that. But that's just me; that's what I've tried to do because that's how my mother raised me.
I respect everyone that mentioned my name and said good things about me. I appreciate it. — © Deshaun Watson
I respect everyone that mentioned my name and said good things about me. I appreciate it.
You try to learn as much as you can with each rep.
I'm self-motivated. I'm motivated for myself to be the best I can be - for me to do that, I have to have my own motivation, my own positive energy.
I grew up an Urban Meyer fan. I loved the way he coached, loved the way he did things.
I watched Tim Tebow and how he played and how he carried himself and the good that he did for the game on and off the field. I knew that's what I wanted to do.
I embrace it all. I embrace and really enjoy everything that comes with the business that I am in.
It's just something I always dreamed about when I was little. I always thinking about playing in an All-American game, and the Under Armour All-America Game was the one game I always wanted to play in, so once I got the opportunity and invite, I chose it.
I'm not afraid of who I am.
It's a privilege to be in this position, to have people want to talk to me, to have people want to hear my story and hear what's going on, because it can easily be on the flip side, and no one wants to talk to me, no one respects me one-on-one, no one in the stands wearing my jersey. It's a blessing.
I really don't care what people think about my game as long as I'm getting the Ws.
When we get in the red zone, we have the mentality that we're trying to get points. We're not satisfied with three points. We're trying to get touchdowns each time we get in there.
The Heisman - it would be a privilege and an honor to receive that award, but at the end of the day, I want to be the best I can be at my position and for my team. — © Deshaun Watson
The Heisman - it would be a privilege and an honor to receive that award, but at the end of the day, I want to be the best I can be at my position and for my team.
I think about my mom and the things she went through, and things could always be a lot worse.
Hopefully, one day, I'll be up there with Michael Jordan.
My experience, and my results, kind of speak for itself.
I'm the best player in the country. That's how I think. That's how I feel.
It's not overwhelming or shocking to play against the SEC, like most fans think.
I'm a southern boy raised in Gainesville, Georgia, so it's natural for me to want fast food and sweet tea, but those are the things I've had to cut back on.
It doesn't matter my size. It's more a mindset. That's what people don't understand. It's the size the media talks about, but they don't know my heart.
I grew up with pretty much nothing - in the hood, the ghetto - whatever you want to call it.
For lunch, I aim for a lean protein, some starch, and leafy greens, which are full of magnesium.
When I'm on the field, I'm locked in, focused on my job. I try to have a positive play and try to get points on the board.
I am an all-around player. I'm like LeBron James. I can drive, I can shoot, I can pull up. To be honest, you can't game-plan against me.
It's very motivating, very aspiring to have the knowledge of me being able to be successful so young and have players go out of their way to talk about me.
It's hard to be perfect, but that's something we try to strive for.
It took a long time for me to put a smile on my face over the course of my lifetime, and my experience of what I've been through on and off the field.
Each injury is different regardless of whether it's the same type of injury, so you have to make sure you're doing it right and doing everything like you should so you come back 100% and don't have to go through all of it again.
Clemson was a special place, and I've enjoyed every single moment.
Football is just like life. You have to manage adversity all the time. You have to do the right things and be ready for the moment.
Depending on who we're playing, it's just kind of, like, a little starstruck. You know, because these are guys that... I'm playing against Tom Brady or Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck, guys like that that I've been watching since high school, that's been doing crazy things.
I can control what I can control. I just focus on me, and that's it.
I never forget where I come from. It means everything.
We just got to capitalize in the red zone. Don't turn the ball over.
I'm a lot more comfortable on the field than I am talking in front of a crowd.
I've dealt with adversity before, had injuries before. I didn't let that slow me down. It just changed my attitude about the game.
What makes a home to me is the energy. I'm a big energy person, so somewhere that I can relax, feel free and not have to worry about anything. — © Deshaun Watson
What makes a home to me is the energy. I'm a big energy person, so somewhere that I can relax, feel free and not have to worry about anything.
I was a ball boy for the Atlanta Falcons; I was a tax assessor - this was all in high school - I was an account assistant at the courthouse, and then I was a real estate assistant.
I just go out there and play.
People have assumed that I have to run the ball before I can throw it most all of my career, all the way back before high school. It's a stereotype put on me for a long time because I'm African-American, and I'm a dual-threat quarterback.
My reads, operation with the offense, timing with the receivers, routes, sitting in the pocket, trusting my line - everything is always a work in progress.
My mom said it's always positive vibes. I love good vibes, and that's what I get off people all of the time. That's what I want to give out to other people is those vibes and to have hope and dreams and to build that confidence and be encouraged to do whatever they want in life if they put their mind to it.
I love the work, love the grind. I love what I have to go through to get what I want.
I've always been positive.
I love hip-hop.
I'm not Jadeveon Clowney; I'm Deshaun Watson, so I just focus on me and what I can do for my team. I stay in my own lane and do what I've got to do.
I am a momma's boy, so she gets whatever she wants.
It started with my mom; she always wanted me to get my degree and graduate. — © Deshaun Watson
It started with my mom; she always wanted me to get my degree and graduate.
No one can beat Momma. She made me the person I am today - the way I think and act and move and talk and speak. It's all because of her.
I'm blessed to play a game I love, to throw a football, to have the things I have. There were times before where I didn't have those things, I was still blessed. I've always been happy.
I'm the type of person that always strives to be great.
As we play, I just kind of make the best decision and try to move the chains.
I've played through a lot of injuries before, as a young kid through high school.
Health has always been my first priority. If it's something that is going to make it worse, or if I'm not cleared by the doctors, then, you know, I won't step on the field.
We barely had lights, but my mom always made sure we had food on the table and somewhere to sleep.
As a rookie, I worked with my agent and the training staff to figure out what diet works for my body naturally.
My mom is my rock, and I'm blessed to have her as my mother. I can talk to her whenever I need to or want to. She supports me through thick and thin, and I'll always be there for her.
People can think what they do, but when I step on the field, I'll be successful.
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