Austin Seferian-Jenkins Quotes
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I'm going to take full advantage of my opportunities.
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My dad showed me a football and would throw it up and have my dog - a German Shepherd - chase me around when I went after the ball. I caught it because I was scared of that dog. The next year, my dad talked to the commissioner of a local league and convinced him to let me play as a first grader with third graders.
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I really have a love and passion for football. I enjoy basketball, but it's not something I love. You have to let things go that are not for you.
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If someone has to be the villain, I'll be the villain. I have no problem with it. The movies still say, 'Starring... the villain.'
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Sometimes I get emotional. I let my emotions get the best of me.
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Granted, everybody is different, but I think it's real important to know all the people that you are around, and how they operate their history, and things like that. You know where they are coming from a little bit, and you don't insult them, or take something for granted.
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I'm a villain. But hey, villains have fans, too. They might have more fans than the heroes, and I'm OK with that.
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It's not about me. I think people are too caught up with what I'm doing. It's just numbers. I'm trying to win.
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You have setbacks in your life, and adversity. You can be discouraged about it or have courage to get through it and be better.
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When I get out on the field, it's all about football. I love football.
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I've played this game since I was in second grade, and there's nothing more important to me than playing football.
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I've split out, played receiver, I've been a fullback, I've been in-line.
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When you lose things like football, which is the game I love - and this is the most important thing in my life - it really puts everything in perspective.
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I just want to be the best version of me.
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I want to be great at everything. I want to be the best at everything.
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I want to play defense. I want to get sacks.
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I think that people that don't really understand the game of football and are just fans that think people just show up on Saturday and go, I don't think they understand the work that we put in here and what our schemes are and what we're trying to do.
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I really don't care about my numbers.
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I think people make a really big deal that I'm this big character-issue guy, and I've got red flags. I'm not.
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I think guys that play basketball really understand how to go up and get a ball. Because in a rebound situation, you've got to go up and fight for a ball. Just boxing out. There are a lot of things that transfer.
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Playing on Saturdays, seeing 75,000 people yell your name, 88, ASJ, and all of that stuff is great.
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I don't want to try to sell myself or portray something that I'm not.
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I won the John Mackey Award, so I did something right.
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I played basketball my whole life. It definitely helps. It translates to going up for rebounds and going up for balls in the end zone. Quick feet. It helps with getting in and out of your cuts. It definitely all translates to football.