Top 95 Quotes & Sayings by Donovan McNabb
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Donovan McNabb.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Everybody works on mechanics, no matter what position you play.
You know what, as I look back on that year, I was very excited on joining the Washington Redskins.
Staying healthy is very key in this league.
My work ethic has never been a question.
You want to play a whole game, but in the preseason you've got to be smart.
Everybody loves the backup.
I think at times, too many people focus on just little things and not focus on what the whole question and the whole answer is.
The team only goes as far as their quarterback takes them.
Work ethic starts where everyone understands that you're putting that extra foot forward in order to be the best.
This is something that I think has been going on for before I played football - just kind of guys sitting down with some of the younger guys to prepare them for what they'll be faced with.
I take this game very seriously.
There was never any animosity from the Philly fans.
Nobody has been criticized as much as I have.
I'm from Chicago, and I loved the Bears.
Michael Jordan was criticized. Barry Bonds was criticized. Some of the greats in every profession have been criticized. Not everything is peaches and cream.
I've always believed in finishing where you started. I think there's a lot to be said with that.
When you're critical of yourself and your play, you just look at your reads, you look at how fast you can get the ball out.
When you're the older guy, everybody talks about you. When you win, everybody talks about you. When you lose, everybody talks about you.
I played every sport but hockey.
I like to be try to be a mentor to some of the younger quarterbacks in the NFL.
I've never attempted or even tried or will ever throw anyone under the bus. That's just not me. I don't do that.
I'm not hesitating on that. I am a Hall of Famer.
I have nothing but love for the Philly fans, even the ones who were highly criticizing me or opinionated in any way.
Obviously you try to learn from the past and your mistakes and how you can become a better player as well as a better person.
Dan Marino never won the big game. Does that mean his career is a failure? No, not at all.
You have to focus on your job, and if you focus on your job, you block everything out.
People were saying John Elway should retire until he won the Super Bowl.
Sometimes you're forced into change.
Every player has a chip on their shoulder about something.
My numbers are better than Troy Aikman, but he has Super Bowl rings and he's played with Hall of Famers as well.
At 75 percent, I personally feel I can be one of the best quarterbacks in the league.
I'm very hard on myself. If it's a throw that I missed that I know I can make, that's something that I have to correct.
Obviously, you look at footwork and things of that nature, but that's not just at my position. That's from everyone.
I've known and seen a lot of things over my years.
I believe in second chances and I have strong faith in God that he forgives our sins.
I'm a Cubs fan, a Bulls fan.
I'm all about winning. I'm not about numbers.
I love everything about this game.
I'm just like the rest of the guys. I'm a little different in a lot of ways, but I'm still a player with a number on his back and if I'm unable to produce, they'll find somebody else to fill my spot.
Building a trust takes time.
Well, we went to the Final Four in '96. As a college kid, that's what you dream about.
My numbers speak for itself.
Making it to the Final Four, you feel like you're watched on campus. You're in the classroom, professors are talking about it.
When you come off of injuries, you don't want to rush things.
I try to handle myself with class.
I think you get in a situation where once you start hearing the boos and hearing the radio stations talk and people on the outside begin to bring your name up of being benched, then you begin to lose focus, and now your play begins to fall and you begin to focus on other things.
If I can't walk, then I can't go. That's just the way I play, no matter if you're banged up or what, you've got to be in there.
When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones who get criticized the most.
I've talked to other players that have been to the Super Bowl and about what happened the next year. Everybody becomes stars. Everybody feels like, 'I'm the man.'
When you don't make the plays that you know you're capable of making, it's frustrating.
There are a lot of great players who have not won a Super Bowl.
As an NFL player, and as a veteran in this game, no one cares what you're doing during the offseason. They only care about what you do on the football field.
I'm used to the two tight-end sets.
In this position I play, it's just repetition and continuing to throw the routes and getting that velocity back that you would throw in game speed.
It's sad that Walter Payton was not known as the greatest running back to play the game until they won the Super Bowl.
That's the NFL: Not For Long. First year's a welcome year. Second it's, What are you going to do? Third year's like, Well, you didn't do much last year; give us something or you're going. That's the way it is. They'll trade you or they'll cut you.
I think in a lot of ways, I handle the leadership role a little different than others. I'm not going to rah-rah or slap you across the helmet or push you. I'm going to talk to you.
It's sad that we have to be measured by how many championships we win.
I loved Dan Snyder, I love his attitude and his approach.
Everybody suffers through some type of adversity. Does it make you stronger or does it pull you down? And I never will let any of that pull me down or pull me away from what I've set to achieve.
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