Top 95 Quotes & Sayings by Nick Foles
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Last updated on November 21, 2024.
I know when I listen to people speak and they share their weaknesses, I'm listening, because I can resonate.
I think the big thing with Philly is I have such a great relationship with all the personnel decision makers that if there ever does come a day where I am traded or something does happen, it's going to be an open conversation.
You always want to know, What makes a team great? It's the relationships. It's when you take the field, you actually care about each other. And when you care about each other, you play harder, and you trust the guy next to you.
You could ask yourself, 'Hey, when you were 20, are you the same person?' You're not. You may have the same values, you might look a little older, you might have some things that are the same, but your heart, everything about you, starts growing, changing - good or bad. It just depends on how you approach life.
I want the ball in my hands, throwing the ball, making decisions.
Third-string quarterbacks, fourth-string quarterbacks - they get their opportunities, and they shine.
All glory to God.
I've been overlooked, praised, questioned, lauded, labeled, celebrated, and derided - sometimes all in the span of a single week. That's life in the NFL.
I know that throughout my career, I haven't always played great games.
When you're playing in the NFL, you can only do this for a short amount of time. Guys retire before they're 30. If you play forever, you play into your 40s - and you're still a young man with a lot of life left to live.
Getting through the reads in an efficient manner. I don't want to stay on receivers too long to where a bad decision is made.
We might be in the NFL, but we still have our daily struggles.
I shouldn't have to come out and say, 'Hey, I should be a starter again.' There's a lot of guys that say that, that shouldn't be starters. The key is to go out on the field and lead your team to show people that, 'Hey, this guy is a good guy in the locker room. He can lead a team. He did it on the field. He's shown it.'
I wouldn't be out here without God, without Jesus in my life.
I've been in games where execution hasn't gone like you want it. The key is you remain confident because you know who you are.
Really focusing on what I have to do right now... no matter what role I'm playing - it alleviates everything around me and makes everything a lot more simple.
There's definitely times when I'm tempted to look at the future, like any of us are. I'd be lying if that wasn't the case. But you have to reel back in and stay in the present.
I grew up in the restaurant business, and that's always something I wanted to do.
I'm a laid-back Texas boy.
My dad was a great athlete growing up, and he could never fulfill his dreams of playing professional baseball.
Things happen fast. That's this league. You can't slow down, because it's going.
I loved my time in Philadelphia. I loved the fanbase, the people, and they will tell you the same thing.
Coach Pederson is the one who drafted me. He was the only coach who flew down to Texas and worked me out. I was only worked out by one team, and that was by Coach Pederson... the Philadelphia Eagles took a chance on me.
The thing I've always admired about Eagles fans is that it's not fans; it's family. It's generational.
Everything you do in life is a process that you work at it, and you can't give up.
Sometimes, the hardest things are just the simple things. Basically, get out of your own head and just go play the game you know how to play.
We're all human; we all have weaknesses.
It doesn't matter if it's first-, second-, third-, fourth-, fifth-string snaps - any time you get a snap and get to go out there and practice, you build a database of information.
If something is going on and you are struggling, embrace it. You are growing.
I love my family, love being with them, and that's what I stick to.
I've always tried to live in the moment.
Carson Wentz, he's always continuing to improve.
The grass isn't always greener on the other side.
In sports, everything is a process.
I love everything about this city, Philadelphia.
I think, as a quarterback and a leader, it's not necessarily what you do in the limelight. Obviously, you want guys handling themselves in an appropriate manner for the organization and the team, but you need to be who you are. If you're a guy who does that and can be a leader, and naturally that's what you want to do, awesome.
You keep adding things to your game. You never want to stay the same. You want to be consistent.
You just want to put the ball in play, whether I want to throw it downfield and it's not there, so I check it down, and it's a productive play and let the running back get a first down. Just keep the chains moving.
I want to be a pastor in a high school.
Getting all the things down game-management wise, that's what I want to excel at.
I think when you look at a struggle in your life, just know that's just an opportunity for your character to grow.
I love the game of football, love getting better. My teammates know me, and I show them who I am in the locker room and don't change on the field.
Third down is a big thing with a quarterback: pinpoint accuracy, making good decisions.
When you are having a rough day... you think you are failing. But failure is a part of life. It's about building character and growing.
I'm very fortunate to be playing, and I know that any given day could be the last. And I'll be thankful for the time I have had to play this game. But I'm going to give my all every single day.
You travel, and there's Eagles fans everywhere.
Throughout my career, I've always loved hitting deep shots over the top. A lot of times, those plays just come to you. You don't want to force it.
That's something that's so often overlooked in this game - the dynamics of the locker room.
I can't play football forever.
My mom and dad both worked when I was little... My mom, her mom died when she was 11, so she had a rough childhood as well. She put herself through college in three years at the University of Texas - while working a job to pay for it.
Now, to be a father, that changes everything.
I know I have the ability to start, and I have the ability to play.
I do like Uggs.
I can't do something unless my heart is in it.
After my time with a certain NFL team, I wanted to retire.
I've always held myself to high standards.
I think the big thing is don't be afraid to fail.
We're professional athletes, and we have moments where we step back, and we have to think and assess everything in life.
You've got to let your talents shine and play and trust the guys you play with.
I just want to thank the good Lord for giving me the ability to play the game I love.
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