Top 82 Quotes & Sayings by Tavon Austin
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American footballer Tavon Austin.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
I think I'm the all-around best player in the draft.
I'll do whatever I need to. I'm not selfish.
There's always going to be a chip on my shoulder.
It feels good that teams appreciate my versatility and think that I can step in and be that player, making plays all over the field.
I've seen a couple mock drafts that have me going to the Baltimore Ravens. And if it happens like that, it'll be a blessing. But I'd like to go anywhere that calls my name.
I just hope the coaches give me an opportunity to show who I am deep inside.
A lot of people told me the NFL would never happen, but I didn't listen to them.
If you talk to my former coaches, they'll tell you that I'm really smart on the football field.
Goals after football would consist of continuing to build my family.
I've always been passionate about giving back, not just anywhere, but to my city specifically. That's extremely important to me.
That's something I've done my whole life. That's still my first position. It's all about whatever the coaches need. Running back is still in my heart.
My mom was pretty young, and she did what she could do.
I don't care what I'm being called as long as I'm playing, that's all that matters. You can call me anything you want as long as I'm playing.
I'm going to keep on going, day in and day out, be the same Tavon Austin.
I'm just the type of guy who wants the ball in my hands any type of way.
I definitely will take the role on being in leadership.
At the end of the day, I'm a playmaker. That's how I describe myself.
Baltimore is a tough place, but I love every bit of it.
I grew up as a Ravens fan, and I liked the Patriots, too.
The same way I run now, I swear, is the same way I ran when I was 6 years old.
I might not be producing that much with the ball in my hands, but my fakes, my jet sweeps, it's doing numbers, and that's the main thing about it.
I'd like to be two inches taller, but it just ain't happening.
To me, it's about being smart, knowing when to go down and if you're on the sidelines knowing when to go out of bounds, and I think I do a pretty good job of doing that.
I've been a little guy my whole life.
I wasn't a person to cry or point fingers or find any sympathy.
It's all about patience and I'm sure my time will come. I'm learning what it takes to be successful and I'm doing the things the coaches tell me.
I'm not really a 'me' guy.
I've never been a captain of a team. But people always listen just because of my work ethic.
At the end of the day, there's only one ball.
Baltimore is definitely still home. It's always going to be home for me.
A lot of teams are looking for that type of player to do multiple things on the field, and I think I'm that guy.
For a minute, I thought I had a learning disability.
I don't really care where I'm at on the field. I just want the ball and a little bit of space and let me create and I'm going from there.
Now I think since I've hit the scene and did a little bit more, other teams are saying I'm one of the guys they have to stop.
I've tried to learn what everybody is doing, not just my one position. If you know the whole scheme, it's easier.
I understand the plays, the depth, the routes, the splits and everything. I just feel good that I can make some plays. Definitely, the game's slowed down for me.
Nobody can take too many big hits, not even comparing someone 5-foot-8 'cause some of the 6-foot-3 guys still get knocked out, too.
Teams are not crazy. They definitely know what they're doing, and they know the guys they want to take out of the game.
I've never really been in a steady place.
One game, you can get 15 touches, and the next game you might not touch the ball.
I just come in, do my job, walk off the field, that's just me.
I'm a little guy, but I play big.
Speed is always good, speed always kills. That's the type of offenses I've been in anyway. That's a good thing.
Combine speed is overrated. It might give you a good look to see what you can run in a straight line, but football's not played in a straight line.
I just know that whenever my name gets called, I'm happy, and I'm ready to get in there.
I can definitely see myself coaching, I'm not sure what level, but I do love teaching and giving back what I've learned on this journey of mine. Yeah, Coach Tay does have a nice ring to it.
I wanted to go away from home, but not too far from home.
I'm cool with it, running back, receiver, punt returner, it really doesn't make a difference to me.
I'm a true running back at heart, to be honest. That's what I played my whole life.
The Rams believed in me and I believed in them.
You've always got to have a chip on your shoulder. No. 1, I'm a small player, so I've always had that chip on my shoulder my whole life.
Defenses know how to take you out of the game. I definitely don't get discouraged about it.
Since the first time I touched the football, people always told me I was blessed, that I had something special.
I always want to do something to help a person.
My career has been up and down through injuries, through different coaches that I played for.
One thing I can say is I'm thankful. It's been a long road for me through my injuries.
I'm the type of person, you know, I don't throw nobody under the bus for nothing.
I am a receiver, I am an athlete, at the end of the day. So, I can play any position that the coaches draw up for me and put me in the best position to make plays.
My whole time at Dunbar, I've had great players around me. My teammates, my coaches.
If I'm in the rotation, I'm in the rotation. If I'm not, I still will support the guys like I am in the rotation. But when I do get my turn, I definitely will make the best of it.
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