Doug Baldwin Quotes
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The greatest tragedy for any human being is going through their entire lives believing the only perspective that matters is their own.
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The reason why I play 'Madden' is because in 'Madden,' I can control everything, and in the game of life and the game of football, you can't. It's kind of like an outlet.
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When I was younger, I took everything seriously, and I still do to some degree.
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If there are cracks in your armor, your opponent is going to find them.
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Let's be honest: Everyone has got their opinion. It doesn't mean their opinion is an intelligent one.
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The NFL cares about one thing, and that's the NFL. That's the bottom line.
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I've been blessed enough to be on a great team, gone to the divisional round five years in a row or whatever it was. That's special. Not everybody gets an opportunity to do that.
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You're always fighting the demons.
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I've just stopped worrying about what the game plan looks like, how many targets am I going to have in a game, all of the stuff that would distract me when having fun out there on the football field. It's allowed me to be less stressed and enjoy my teammates more and go out there with a loose mentality and have more fun.
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I read a lot. I try to gain as much knowledge as I possibly can and listen to people, because I don't know what I don't know.
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If you can play football, you can play football. Measurables at the combine don't change that.
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I feel like I am a better person because of my struggles, because of my challenges and persevering through them and realizing the mistakes that I've made, correcting them.
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Thursday night football should be illegal.
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I don't know how to put this, but to some people, the NFL is basically modern-day slavery. Don't get me wrong - we get paid a lot of money. There's a sense of 'shut up and play,' that this is entertainment for other people. Then, when we go out in public, we're like zoo animals. We're not human beings.
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Communities have changed. Our society is changing. Sometimes I feel like our law enforcement, the public services, they don't have enough resources to keep up with the changes that we see in our society.
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Change is inevitable, change will always happen, but you have to apply direction to change, and that's when it's progress.
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If you take a step back and you look at the overall picture, there's a lot of teams in this league that could use a quarterback of Colin Kaepernick's ability.
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I think you have to have a bit of an anger-management issue, to be honest with you. Usually, slot guys are a lot smaller and quicker, but at the same time, you have to go in there and block linebackers and safeties, and so you have to be aggressive.
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My father's a police officer, and he's told me numerous times about his training and how they've gone through what they call verbal judo, which is essentially them trying to de-escalate the situation.
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The route may, say, go across the field for 22 yards. I know I have to be there, but how I get there is where they allow me to be creative.
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I don't have a chip on my shoulder. I have a boulder on my shoulder.
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The difference between a mob and a movement is follow-through.
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Here in Washington State, I've supported efforts to provide our law enforcement with the proper training and resources required to meet their changing and demanding needs of their job. In doing so, I feel that the community and the law enforcement relationship will gratefully benefit from a renewed sense of responsibility and accountability.
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Individuals have a right to freedom of speech.