Top 22 Quotes & Sayings by Jimmy Garoppolo

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Jimmy Garoppolo.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

James Richard Garoppolo, nicknamed Jimmy G, is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Illinois, setting the school records for career passing yards and touchdowns and winning the Walter Payton Award as a senior. Garoppolo was selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots, where he spent four seasons as Tom Brady's backup and was on two Super Bowl-winning teams.

American - Athlete | Born: November 2, 1991

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That's been the dream since you were a little kid growing up. You want to be the guy playing in the Super Bowl. It's what you live for, really.

Jimmy Garoppolo

Just like my agent had told me, Tom Brady is a really cool, down to earth guy.

Jimmy Garoppolo

I started playing quarterback my junior year of high school.

Jimmy Garoppolo

I think there's a special relationship between the center and quarterback.

Jimmy Garoppolo

I think everything that happens, happens for a reason.

Jimmy Garoppolo

There's not much simplifying. You gotta know what you gotta know. That's how the quarterback position is, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Jimmy Garoppolo

That's why we all play the game. You want to be a player; you want to be out there to play.

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My time in New England was great. I thank them for everything.

Jimmy Garoppolo

I think of the important things: how to prepare, how to practice, how to prepare to practice.

Jimmy Garoppolo

You don't want to come in and be phony and be someone you're not.

Jimmy Garoppolo

Stay single as long as you can - you'll be married the rest of your life.

Jimmy Garoppolo

It's one of those things: you can't really control how much you play or when you play, but when your number's called, I think if you make the most of your opportunities in this league, that's what makes good players. That's what I've tried to do in my short time being a starter, and good things have come from it.

Jimmy Garoppolo

Football, at the end of the day, is a little kids' game that grown men get to play. I'm just privileged to get to do that every day.

Jimmy Garoppolo

I set pretty high expectations for myself,and I hold myself to a pretty high standard.

Jimmy Garoppolo

By making yourself better, that's how you make your team better.

Jimmy Garoppolo

You never know when your time is going to come, if it's going to come, so when it does, you have to take advantage of it.

Jimmy Garoppolo

I like to think I'm pretty close in comparison to Aaron Rodgers. He's very athletic and gets the ball out quickly. He's very knowledgeable of the game, controls the offense totally, and that's something I try to do. Just know the offense inside and out.

Jimmy Garoppolo

You can always play better.

Jimmy Garoppolo

You try to say every week that you're facing a faceless opponent. No matter who it is, you want to have the same mindset, no matter what type of game it is - first game of the season, last game of the season.

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