Top 77 Quotes & Sayings by Drew Brees

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Drew Brees.

Last updated on April 14, 2025.

Drew Christopher Brees is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. A member of the New Orleans Saints for most of his career, Brees is second in NFL career passing completion percentage, career touchdown passes, career passing yards, career pass completions, and career pass attempts. He also holds the record of consecutive games with a touchdown pass, breaking the feat held by Johnny Unitas for 52 years.

American - Athlete | Born: January 15, 1979

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My No. 1 priority, and it always has been this, is keeping our team together and making sure we have the right guys in the right positions to make a run at this for a long time.

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I'm a very modest person. But I'm also extremely confident. And if you put me in the situation or in the moment, I'm gonna have some swagger, I'm gonna have some cockiness.

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That says it all. When you say, 'Victory,' that says it all.

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You can always be a little bit better.

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I don't believe that you can be too short as a quarterback. It's not about height.

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You look at public education system, charter schools, infrastructure, in so many ways New Orleans has come back stronger.

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Each day, you get an ounce more confidence. When we're playing like we are, there's no reason not to.

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There are still goals to be accomplished. There are still challenges to be met. And so I'm still very focused on that.

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It has been an interesting road, but I wouldn't trade any of it for the world, because I feel like all of those instances in my life I felt molded me and strengthened me and made me who I am.

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We're trying to be that franchise that year-in and year-out is competing for a championship.

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I obviously take a lot of pride in what I do on the football field, because that has the ability to influence a lot of people. That puts smiles on people's faces. That gives people a pep in their step on Monday morning when they go back to work.

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It's my job to get us in good plays, or more importantly, out of bad plays. That's what I did.

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The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league. I'm honored to be the first cover athlete chosen by Madden NFL fans and it's a great way to cap off an amazing year for the Saints and the city of New Orleans.

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I'm a very modest person.

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Obviously if Gates turns out missing the first game because of this, that's disappointing for everyone in this locker room because he is big part of our team and we don't want to see that happen.

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There's always a little bit of personal satisfaction when you prove somebody wrong.

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You can accomplish anything in life if you are willing to work for it.

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It took me six months to redeem myself at least to have another chance to at least have her get to know me and let her know I was at least a decent guy and to give me a shot. And here we are, we've been married seven years.

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Sometimes all you need is just for somebody to believe in you in order to be able to accomplish maybe what you never thought you could.

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I grew up in Texas, obviously a huge football state.

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We have a beautiful little boy who is 18 months old and another little boy to be born in October. We are very excited about that.

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And at the time, it is funny how you can look at something and say, for example with my shoulder injury, when it first happened I said this is the worst thing that could happen to me. Why me, why now? Now I look back and say it was probably the best thing that happened to me.

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I hope our hopes and aspirations are bigger than setting records.

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I needed New Orleans so badly back in 2006, just somebody to believe in me, somebody to care about me.

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I love the Cowboys in the early 90s. That was their heyday, winning all those Super bowls. Troy Aikman was a person I looked up to.

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Each and every year I feel like I've gotten a little bit better and that's always been my goal, was just to get a little bit better.

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I think the fact is that anybody who goes into politics feels like 'I can make a difference'. But it's not one person, you need so many others.

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The Madden Curse has really taken on a life of its own. People just love talking about it, and it is what it is, but I look at it as a challenge.

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I know Andy Roddick's probably tired about me talking about how many times I beat him when we were kids.

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I can change a diaper in 30 seconds flat. I set the new one beneath the old one. That way, it's just wipe and pull the flap over.

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There's not anything, I don't think, that I can do or accomplish.

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Think about winning the day... if you are worried about the mountain in the distance, you might trip over the molehill right in front of you.

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If you are looking for your purpose or calling, you will find it in your pain.

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We had a saying that the fun stops at one.

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There are a very few consistent, common threads among the most successful NFL quarterbacks. Most of them are intangibles, which you can't measure with a physical test. You need leadership ability, competitiveness, drive, and will. You need focus, poise, and charisma.

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I can change a diaper in 30 seconds flat. I set the new one beneath the old one. That way, it's just wipe and pull the flap over

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Never let anyone in life tell you that you can't have something that you are willing to work for.

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I'm a very modest person. But I'm also extremely confident. And if you put me in the situation or in the moment, I'm gonna have some swagger, I'm gonna have some cockiness

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I was honored to spend time with the President on an issue that is clearly important to him. I was also impressed by his wide receiver skills.

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We've got something special going here. We want to keep it going. You don't have many opportunities like this, and the window of opportunity for us is now.

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Camping in the backyard last night for Father's Day! Wrestling, stories, s'mores...it was awesome!

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I can't get through the gate. The gate is narrow.

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I'm just feeling like it was meant to be. What can I say? The birth of my son, and in the first year of his life, we won a Super Bowl Championship.

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Each and every year I feel like I've gotten a little bit better and that's always been my goal, was just to get a little bit better

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I grew up in Texas, obviously a huge football state

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The only team that believed in me was the Saints, and I feel like I owe them a great debt of gratitude. I want to give them what they saw in me-a guy who could lead this team to a championship.

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Under pressure, would I fold and disappear, or would I show everyone that when bad things happen, you fight?

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We always try to mix it up-three-step drop, five-step drop, seven-step drop, naked bootleg. We spread out all these kinds of things to keep the defensive pass rush unbalanced.

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You are either getting better or getting worse, but you are never staying the same.

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I know I can go out there and play much better than I did yesterday. But to come out with a win is key.

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I'm not just trying to be a good game manager. I'm trying to be great.

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God, I know that if you bring me to it, you will bring me through it. I know you have a plan, but quite honestly I don’t see it right now. But I know it’s there. I know I have to believe. I know I need to have faith. I have to trust you. And I do trust you. But it’s hard right now.

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When you wake up, think about winning the day. Don't worry about a week or a month from now -- just think about one day at a time.

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I was brought here [New Orleans] for a reason. I feel like I can make a tremendous impact, not only with the team but in the community.

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A good friend of mine once told me that each morning when you wake up, think about winning the day. Don't worry about a week from now or a month from now - just think about one day at a time. If you are worried about the mountain in the distance, you might trip over the molehill right in front of you. Win the day!

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Anyone can see the adversity in a difficult situation, but it takes a stronger person to see the opportunity.

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I get people stopping me on the street like twenty times a day, telling me how great it makes them feel and how it just helps them to go about their day and rebuild their lives. It means a tremendous amount.

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It's my job to get us in good plays, or more importantly, out of bad plays.

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I don't know about voodoo, but I believe in destiny.

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