Top 122 Quotes & Sayings by Tony Gonzalez - Page 2

I have soaked this league up for everything it's worth. I've had fun. Made some great relationships. I don't regret anything. Don't regret being in Kansas City. It's all been very good to me. So why would I take that approach? There will be no pity party thrown here.

There are injuries nobody's even around the guy, and the guy's getting hurt.

I love Atlanta, even the city.

The Super Bowl obviously wasn't in my cards, and I'm OK with that.

The game is exploding for Latinos... They've embraced the game.

I miss the fears. I miss that. I miss going over the middle and not knowing if I'm going to make that play. I think that's the part of the game you miss the most, that excitement of it. Then you think of the physical part as a retired player and I'm like, 'hell no.'

I think consistency, that's one thing that I look back over my career. You could count on me catching around 80 balls a year or whatever, almost eight, nine touchdowns. And I only missed two games out of 17 years, I'm pretty proud of that, too.

I like seeing people achieve great things.

There aren't many football players other than kickers who are Latin.

It's great because growing up, especially being a Raiders fan and then playing with Marcus, I was like, 'Holy smokes, that's Marcus Allen' when I first walked in and saw him.

There were guys from different parts of the country, and absolutely I heard, 'Why are you playing football?' You just didn't see a Gonzalez out there or any kind of Latin name.

I don't get hurt because I'm so slow.

When I go down to Mexico now, it's not quite like I'm in Kansas City, but maybe it's like when I'm in Atlanta the way I get recognized. That gives me a lot of pride.

My grandfather spoke fluent Spanish and I have family members who speak fluent Spanish.

I'm a big podcast guy, I have my own podcast called 'Wide Open.'

It didn't seem fair that no matter how many passes I caught or how many touchdowns I scored, I was considered a 'lowly tight end' and would never be paid anywhere close to a salary as high as the elite wide receivers.

There's nothing else like playing at Arrowhead Stadium.

Chiefs fans know how I feel about them and so do the Atlanta Falcons fans.

When I was younger, let's face it, Latinos in the league were almost always kickers. But Anthony Munoz was definitely a guy I looked up to.

When I got to the NFL, they asked me what number I wanted, and I said No. 44, but they told me tight ends are not allowed to have that number. So I said, 'Just double it up for me if you can' and took No. 88. I figured I'd be twice as good as I was.

I accept the cards that were dealt to me.

I've seen guys retire and then say they don't feel their career was complete without a Super Bowl. They play that woulda-coulda game in their heads. Not me.

You should really cast a big net when it comes to life and learning. In the end, you're so much better for it.

I didn't start my whole rookie year.

Coach Vermeil was the greatest.

My career, it's turned out to be something more than I ever thought and more than I ever dreamed. It's been an unbelievable ride. It's amazing.

I love a sleep mask, havin' total darkness is essential for good sleep, you know, cuttin' that light out of your eyes.

There's a lot of growing you can have when you're in adversity, when you're in a losing situation.

I try to be me. I don't have anything to hide.

What's more important than your nutrition? What's more important than workin' out? It begins with gettin' a good night's sleep.

What made me so different is they would use me all over the place instead of the traditional tight end where you're taking off right next to the left tackle or right tackle. They would split me out wide and put everybody on the other side and throw me jump balls, they'd throw slants.

I'm always very honest.

Here's what I always tell people: It's a mentality that you have to have in the NFL. It isn't about if you have the athleticism. When they bring you in, you've already shown what you can do athletically.

When I first came into the league, we went 13-3 with a first-round bye, and I said, 'OK, this is how the NFL goes. This is cake. I'll have a Super Bowl trip every couple of years.' That's what I thought.

I've been on some really good teams, but we weren't able to get over the hump. It's offense, defense and special teams, and then the ball has to go your way.

I always wanted to play in the Super Bowl. That never happened. It hurts. I'm not going to lie about it. It's reality. You deal with it.

Records are made to be broken. I got to break them, and now it's up to somebody else.

I don't care what you read, as long as you're reading something 'cause when you read somethin', you're learning somethin'.

We're not all like Tom Brady, who just keeps winning Super Bowls.

I love philosophy and spirituality and leveling-up books and science books.

I'd rather just stay quiet and play the game. Winning is hard enough as it is.

Football is my love. Football is what I'm going to do. I'm a football player first.

If I can drop two touchdowns a game and win, I'll take it every time.

I'm looking forward to making a Super Bowl run in Atlanta every year.

I've come to realize that the thing in life that's important, the reason we're all here, is to love and do well for each other.

I'm hungry. I want the ball. That's the feeling you want. When you get that feeling, you can't be stopped.

I don't like second place; I'm out there trying to win everything.

It doesn't matter that I play football. Anybody can make a difference in life.

Life is short. You better get out there and do what you want to do while you can.

I was awful at football when I was a little kid. I didn't have the aggressiveness. I was just a nice kid. I didn't want to hurt anyone.

Leadership doesn't come from age.

I love what I'm doing for a living.

Adversity in life teaches you.

I want to be a Chief. I want to be a Chief for life.

Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.

Tight end is one of the hardest positions to play in football. It's right up there with quarterback and cornerback. You have to have the skills of a wide receiver and the strength of an offensive lineman, and it's not easy to balance those two.

I'm my own biggest critic. I'm the one who has to go home and look at myself in the mirror.

It's important to me to be a complete player.

I don't care if it's politics, religion or football. I believe you have to keep opening your mind. And shut your mouth sometimes!

The older I get, the more things change as to what is important.