Top 123 Quotes & Sayings by Deshaun Watson - Page 2

I'm just going to do what I can do, not worry about taking hits. I'm not going to shy away from that... I'm going to try to protect myself and make sure I do my job.

I just play in the moment, play in the game one game at a time.

I don't like sitting around and not doing anything because that's the easiest way to get complacent and get lazy.

There's only so much that you can control, especially when the game speed is super, super fast, and guys are flying at you, and you're trying to make a play and get rid of the ball.

I only get to experience this college football once. I want to live it up while I can.

There's no timeline from ACLs. People give you five, six, seven, eight months to come back.

Every time I have the ball in my hands, which is every play, I feel I'm the best player on the team. That's just my mentality. I'm not saying that in a cocky way, but everybody should have that mentality when they step on that field.

I don't go into a game thinking I'm going to run more than I'm going to pass. So it just depends on what the defense is going to bring in the situation of the game and what happens that play.

I'm a competitor. I'm going to compete each and every day to get better.

My high school coach was a big Clemson fan, and I told him, 'As long as I'm the starting quarterback here, I'm not going to lose to South Carolina.'

I have some muscle on me where I can take those hits.

I know who I am and what I can do.

Each big play is always a confidence-booster.

If I have the opportunity to go to the NFL, I'm going to take it.

I'm not Superman.

815 is the neighborhood I was born and raised in; 815 Harrison Square is the exact name. It's in Gainesville, Georgia.

For me, I just try to do what's best for the team.

The one thing I learned early on as a football player is people have their opinions, and I can't change them. But I can show them what they're missing.

If a franchise wants me, they'll take me.

Coach OB is fun to play for. He's very tough on you. He wants you to be successful.

I know where I was before, and I know where I want to go.

I'm going to give all my will and all my guts to try to get the ball in the end zone.

I can't control other people, what their beliefs are.

I'm human. I make mistakes.

Whenever you're falling or getting tackled, try to protect yourself. But that's part of the game; that's part of football.

I have to stay in my lane and focus on what I have to do and listen to what the coaches are telling me to do. They're going to make sure I'm prepared on game day.

I just really know how to manage adversity.

One thing that translates from college to the NFL is winners, and, I think, being a quarterback, that's the biggest thing: being recognized, winning games.

Honestly, I just kind of play ball. I guess I'm pretty good in the state of Florida.

I love all people, and that's what I focus on.

It's good to be able to run and have a balanced offense. They've got to be worried about both things. They can't just focus on the run game or the passing game and have us locked down that way. So when you have balance, good things are going to happen on offense.

You just always have to protect yourself. Try not to take any unnecessary hits.

I try to do what's best for the team, try to get the win, and try to have success on offense.

I try to act as a man of character if no one is watching or if the world is watching.

If they want me to run the ball, I'll run it.

You correct the mistakes, and you move on.

People think, 'Oh, he's a black quarterback, he must be dual-threat.' People throw around that word all the time. It's lazy.

Clemson was the best three years of my life.

I just want to be a complete professional quarterback, and that's going to take time.

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 speak on things I'd like to speak on. Anything else, I'll keep quiet.

I'm always learning new ways to improve my game from both players older and younger than me.

My mom raised me to be successful and not be a knucklehead and do the wrong things. She still talks to me to this day about those things.

Every day, you always have to be cognizant of your brand. I know it can cost you [future] money, but there are a lot of things more important than money that affect your brand.

Not really a first thing I will buy, but the first thing I would do is take care of my mother and my family and then go from there. Whatever she needs. Not so much a house or car or material things, just making sure everything is taken care of from a family standpoint.

If I'm fortunate enough to play in the NFL, anywhere for anybody would be great. But if I had to pick, it would be the hometown [Atlanta] Falcons because I used to work for them.

As far as all players [being unfairly connected], people have their own opinions, and they're usually from the outside looking in. I don't listen to someone who is on the outside of what we're dealing with every day on the inside.

I'm always going to make sure I'm doing the right things.

I don't think there would be any pressure playing for my hometown team. It would be fun. I'd just do the same thing I did before and build on it.

The NFL doesn't like mistakes.

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 try to do the right thing.

A lot of quarterbacks have big arms and can make all the throws, but the most important thing is knowledge of the game, controlling the offense and, more than anything, limiting mistakes. Knowing what good plays to get your team into at the line of scrimmage and what bad plays to get out of.

Each person has their own brand and style and the way they do things.

I love to interact with people, but there is a time and place for everything.

Anybody can say they want to be the greatest ever. I take pride in it. If you're around me long enough and watch me work, that's what I'm striving for. I won't stop until I am.

If I want to eat lunch, I can't go out at noon and head over to Chick-fil-A or Mac's restaurant and not get stopped.

If your program has a great leader, you'll get great things. If you don't have a great leader and people aren't on the same page, you have a lot of different people doing a lot of different things. That's where trouble starts.

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. I don't know why that stereotype is still around. It's about talent and the ability to throw the ball, not the color of your skin or your ability to also be a dangerous runner.

I'm blessed that I am recognized.