Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Joey Harrington

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American footballer Joey Harrington.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

John Joseph Harrington Jr. is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons, primarily with the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Oregon, where he was named Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, and was selected third overall by the Lions in the 2002 NFL Draft. Unable to duplicate his collegiate success, Harrington left the Lions after four seasons. Harrington spent his final three seasons as the primary starter for the Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons and a backup with the New Orleans Saints.

American - Footballer | Born: October 21, 1978

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Winning is about believing you're never out of a game. I've always believed that.

Joey Harrington

The biggest thing is not to lose your confidence and realize you've got to work through those mistakes to yourself a chance to improve.

Joey Harrington

My energy level rises but I get calmer, if that's possible. What a lot of people tend to do is get real tight and get all psyched up and take themselves out of their game.

Joey Harrington

Everyone asks me if piano had helped me in football. I guess improvisation and creativity helps on the field, but that's a reach. The two skills are just so different. And, by the way, I get more nervous playing piano.

Joey Harrington

I'm lucky - we're all lucky - to be playing a game for a living.

Joey Harrington

What I try to do is create an energy, create an excitement, but at the same time keep everybody focused and realize it's still just a game, that we have to move the football.

Joey Harrington

I'm not an athlete; I'm a quarterback. I don't have great speed, and I can't throw 90 yards down the field. I win games because I've done the mental preparation.

Joey Harrington

We're still as confident, as optimistic as we ever were. You know we hit a little stumbling block here, but I think it's going to be good for us because we can learn from it.

Joey Harrington

That's what being a leader is all about. If the other players see you in a non-positive mind set, that affects them. I have to present an air of confidence at all times.

Joey Harrington

Football is what I love, and I know I can do it, too.

Joey Harrington

To me, I'm still a 24-year-old kid who just happens to have a better paying job than other kids my age.

Joey Harrington