Top 84 Quotes & Sayings by Kenny Stills

Every once in a while, you need a reminder of how people see you, view you.

I hope that people understand in order for things to change in our country, we all have to come together and do it together.

I decided to protest in 2016 because I was feeling helpless and somebody needed to do something.

It's an honor to be even mentioned in the same breath as Walter Payton.

I've tried to distance myself from the RISE initiative based off a gut feeling I had. I've done little things here and there, but I wasn't included in the Super Bowl thing they did, and it's something I felt in my gut from the beginning. I respect the work that they've done, but things aren't aligning for me so I try to stay away from it.

Every ball that comes my way, I believe should be caught.

I'm conscious to know and understand what's going on with the game and what comes from the game and what's life after football.

I connect deeply with SAVE's mission and I realize it doesn't matter which specific group you're fighting for, that everyone deserves equality, everyone deserves safety, and everyone deserves to be able to live their lives free of hate, fear and discrimination.

I'll always have a chip on my shoulder. I always view myself as an underdog.

When I was younger, I grew up a Packers fan because my dad played for the Packers. As I got older, I've fallen away from it.

I think I've done a good job of trying to figure out ways to continue to use my voice and platform for the right things.

We're not preparing to lose games.

A lot of people don't realize the toll put on activists. There's a very draining element to it.

I took care of business in the classroom and on the field.

I've been in my share of trouble.

I'm trying to do the work God created in my heart to do.

There's people out there that wear hoodies, that have tattoos and piercing, that look crazy and have huge hearts on the inside.

I would just say that I have high expecations for myself.

All the stuff that I wear has some type of meaning.

I'm just trying to set my game up to that level of anytime the ball comes my way, I make a play, making people miss and getting the yards after the catch.

I'm conscious to know who I am as a young man and what I want to be off the field and how I want to impact other people.

I think my speed is one of my biggest assets.

I can tell you that I'm getting open and I'm trying to take advantage of every opportunity that comes my way.

Every cop isn't a bad cop just like every NFL player that makes a mistake, we're not all bad guys.

At the end of the day, I believe we can all work to foster a spirit of compassion, understanding, and awareness within our communities.

I'm just trying to find ways to give back and use my platform to put a smile on other people's faces and ultimately make change.

Activism isn't something you just kind of get involved in and then turn your back on it.

I think it's important to understand people can disagree on things, and still move forward.

I'll continue to speak my mind.

There's no point in having a bunch of stuff that you're not going to wear. Why not just have a few things that you actually like?

If you say you're going to be about something, let's be about it.

My pops played for the Packers for five years.

Most of my tattoos have a story. When people ask me, I tell them whatever they want hear. 'What's this tattoo? What does this mean? Does it hurt?' I tell them everything they want to know.

As you progress high school, college into the league, you can tell the difference between quarterbacks with their timing and the way the ball comes out of their hand.

Getting in the community, working with the kids, was a way that I felt like I could get out and make a change.

I'm into fashion and design and clothing, but I'm not into supporting brands if I don't know what their message is, and how the people that work for them are treated.

The MMA stuff has been really good, I'm enjoying that. To be able to work with Jay Glazer, he's a total meathead, he loves all that stuff. I hit him as hard as I can and he's like 'Yeah!' It's been fun for me to release that anger without putting pads on.

Making a bad decision, that's just one decision, but if you do it over and over again there's no growth. If you can move forward, there's an opportunity for you to grow and change.

I can walk into Walmart in California and not really get mentioned for being a football player.

I wish we could do a better job of understanding what we're doing to kids, because it can be better. It's unfair to give up on these young black kids. We don't do that to white kids.

You know, in college, your second year they expect you to have a sophomore slump.

It's really important to me to stick to my roots by doing what's West Coast: wearing T-shirts and shorts.

They give us this presentation every year about the NFL being a brotherhood. And if something is going on with one of your brothers, I feel like we should be there to have his back and speak up for him.

I'm not a big fan of any team; I'm a fan of players.

A lot of the things I've talked about are being a human being, being respectful, and really just caring about others, and trying to draw the line in the sand when it comes to hate and divisiveness.

I just love to share my story with people as much as I can.

It's tough for some families throughout the year and during the holidays.

I love to talk to people.

I've always rooted on kids that do what they want to do and are being who they want to be.

Me, in all aspects of my life, I'm thinking about how can I maximize my skill set and who I am as a person. That's part of my job in becoming a better receiver.

I moved a lot when I was in California, so I know a lot of people everywhere.

If police are upset about an individual wearing pig socks, they need to understand why those socks exist in the first place.

Whenever I have a message to get out I seem to find a way to get my message out.

Drew Brees is going to be in the Hall of Fame.

There's a lot to it, but the bottom line as a receiver is to run the right route, get open and make plays.

I want to foster a positive relationship between police officers and the communities they protect.

There's always areas of the game you want to improve. For me, specifically, yards after the catch, making those tough, contested catches.

I've always embraced battles that are a daily occurrence.

We want equality for everyone and justice when it's time for that.

I have a little bit more of an edge to me.