Top 95 Quotes & Sayings by Saquon Barkley

Sometimes you watch yourself, and you think, 'Oh, wow.'

I'm honored to be compared to some great running backs, but I try to block that out and be myself.

I'm a New York Giant, playing football. I've been wanting to do this since I was a little kid, to play in the NFL.

I want to be one of the best.

Being 230 pounds, a lot of people don't think you can move the way I need to move, so that is just all the hard work I put into my legs and working on my speed and my legs.

Perfection is impossible, but you don't stop aiming for it.

Any team that wants to draft me is a blessing to me.

I have to believe in myself, set goals for myself, set expectations for myself, and continue to work for those goals every single day.

I want to go down as one of the best, and that's not just going to happen in one day.

Getting 1,000 yards in the NFL is an amazing accomplishment, and being the first rookie ever for the Giants to do that is even a bigger one. It's big because even though my name might go in the record book, it's not just myself - it's the offensive line play and the guys in the running back room, all those guys have been a tremendous help.

I'm a guy that is willing to do whatever it is for the team, whether it is a kick returner, whether it be a punt returner, whether it be running down on kickoffs, whether it's line up in the slot, whether it's run a dummy play, fake play.

I play video games; I watch Netflix.

It only matters how many wins you get, and we've got to figure out how to continue to get those wins.

You come out every single day, and you want to be perfect. When I mean 'perfect,' not mean a 'perfect player,' but you want to try to go through practice without drops.

It's not always going to be there; every play is not going to be a 40-yard gain. You just have to take what they give you. When the opportunity comes, you have to split it and make them pay for it.

What do I love about my body? I would say, probably, my legs.

I just have to continue to attack practice and get better.

I'll be eager to definitely be in the mix of kickoff return. I did it in college. I was able to help my team out in college in that area.

I don't care if I'm drafted one, five, 72, or last pick. I'm going to come in with my head low, ready to work, and that is not going to change me. That's why, whatever team drafts me, you're going to get the same person, the guy that is going to be a competitor, a guy that is passionate about the game.

My family has been through so much and made so many sacrifices for my brothers and sisters.

I've never wanted to be like anybody. That's something that my dad taught me growing up: 'Never want to be like someone; be the next you.' But I am a fan of the game, I'm a fan of the position, and I watch everyone.

No matter what, you got to come in, and you got to continue to work, continue to have that mindset to get better every single day.

Everyone loves to praise me on my character, which I'm so thankful for. But that's a true testament speaking to my parents, how they raised me.

The spotlight, attention, all that doesn't really matter. You go home to your daughter, even after a loss when you're upset and you don't want to talk to anybody. You see her crack that smile, and it changes your day.

Sometimes you just got to settle back and relax and be like, 'All right, Saquon, chill. You know what you're doing. Just do the little stuff.' The little stuff will get you there.

Nothing is given to you. Everything is earned. You have to have that mindset that you have to work every single day. Learn every single day.

There will be plays where you've got to just lower your shoulder and get 1 yard.

A lot of people think a running back is just a guy who lowers his shoulder and runs people over, and that's not my game.

I want to be known as a guy who breaks tackles; that's the whole objective of the game.

Everyone will have struggles, but I am willing to learn, and I am coachable.

I get a lot of compliments about my legs.

I was a New York Jets fan growing up. My dad said I used to sit there at a very young age and watch football with him and tell him, 'I'm going to play for that team one day.'

My goal is to attack every single day and get better every single day. The rest of the stuff will take care of itself.

From my freshman year to my junior year, I've increased my receptions every year.

I can do it all. I can go over the top, or I can beat you with speed. I can beat you with some wiggle, or I can run through you.

I'm not naive. It's football. You're going to make mistakes.

I view myself as more than a running back.

I want to be an athlete. I'm not just a running back. I play the running back position.

I love talking about football, and obviously I love playing football, but you may not be able to play football forever, but you can talk about it for a long time.

I want to be an all-around back and all-around player.

I fumbled my senior year in the playoffs. It just annoyed me.

I learned that you're going to be tested in the NFL. There's going to be highs, there's going to be lows. You got to stay poised through it all.

I'm pretty sure I probably will fumble again in my life. I don't want to, but you want to try to do everything possible not to.

High school, going into my junior year, I kind of had the idea I was going to be the starting running back. I was a little smaller, so I decided to gain weight and try to get faster. I wasn't a fan of the weight room. I thought just the God-given talent would take you where you needed to go. Now I understand that you need hard work.

Every day is Father's Day to me when I'm with her: when I'll be able to hold my daughter and see her grow and see her smile. That's Father's Day to me every day.

Whether the ball is on the 99-yard line or the 1-yard line, I'm going to find a way to get into the end zone.

You break down the tape of the top five backs, all those guys can catch the ball out the backfield. They're special with the ball in hand. Something I strive to be.

I'm not a numbers type of guy who says I need this many yards, this many touchdowns.

I never want to be like somebody but be my own person, but follow along those lines like a Matt Millen, Michael Strahan. There's so many players that have transitioned to being an anchor or a broadcaster, and it kind of just goes hand-in-hand.

I wanted to go down as one of the best running backs to ever play at Penn State.

Curtis Martin is as humble as heck. He's one of the greatest running backs to ever play - over 14,000 career rushing yards - and a lot of people don't speak about that.

I definitely respect Kamara's game. He's a different type of player. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. He can run in between the tackles. Pretty much a do-it-all back.

There will be times when I mess up. I'm human, but I want to be a role model for the good things I do and the bad things I do. And the times I do make mistakes, learn from those mistakes.

Andrew Luck is a great quarterback.

You never know what can happen in the draft.

Sometimes in life, you have to make a selfish decision and do what's best for you.

My mindset is to go out there and be confident, believe in yourself, visualizing success and visualizing plays you're gonna make in games.

From watching the draft and following the NFL closely, anything can happen in the draft. But to me, it's not where I get drafted that matters to me, to be completely honest.

You want to be part of something like that, that's something bigger than yourself, that's something you leave a legacy of being part of something special.

Something like Stephen A. Smith - I love what he does. I'd love to do something like that.