Colin Kaepernick Quotes
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Nobody cares if you're black, white, straight, gay, Christian, Jewish, whatever it may be. When you step on that field, you're a member, in my case, the 49ers. That's your job, your occupation.
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Most people don't want to change. They're comfortable and set in their ways. But in order to change, you have to be able to agitate people at times. And I think that's something that's very necessary for us to improve as a country.
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I don't look at film that closely about my mechanics of where's my elbow at.
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Once I get into the locker room, I turn on stuff to get me hyped up. Mainly, it's a lot of rap music.
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To try to prey on athletes' livelihoods while one is going through a tough time is embarrassing to me.
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I'm not your typical quarterback. I don't like when people say, 'Quarterbacks aren't supposed to run,' or, 'Quarterbacks aren't supposed to work out a certain way.'
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I think, between the tattoos, the way I dress, the way I talk, people don't think it should go together with a franchise quarterback or someone that's leading the team or representing the organization.
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I'll always be a fan of coach Harbaugh. Not too sure about Michigan.
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Its a touchy subject, 'cause I never want to take it there, where it seems like it's all about race. But I feel like that's something that comes along with the territory of being a black quarterback. When you have success - 'Oh, you're a freak athlete.' Not, 'Oh, you're a good quarterback.'
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It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset.
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If you're going to do something, you're going to do it to be the best.
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I'm not incapable of going through things.
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I haven't seen a quarterback play a perfect game yet.
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To me, I've played full seasons and had success. Mentally, I've been through it before. I'm not incapable of going through this.
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When I'm actually getting off the bus, I still have my gospel playing. That's the way-to-the-game kind of music.
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I have great teammates around me who make plays.
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I'm going to speak the truth when I'm asked about it.
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My dad, being a businessman, constantly talked to me about carrying myself in a certain way and treating people with respect. And I think that's something that's carried over throughout my life. It's how I deal with certain situations.
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The SFPD has had a lot of issues, and I think one of the issues that needs to be addressed is the racist text messages that have been passed back and forth between PD members, not only talking about the community, but also talking about colleagues that work in the same department as them.
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Quarterbacks can still have good bodies. I'm always conscious of the stereotype. I want to change what people think. There's a lot more to it than what you see on the field.
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The NFL is a performance-based business, so you should have to perform to earn some of your money. At the same time, I realize that my success isn't just because of what I do out there.
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At the end of the day, you have to look at, 'Are they knowledgeable? Are they doing their job?' Not what their appearance is.
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Once you're on the field, you're playing. You're not worried about anything other than doing your job to help your team.
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To me, I'm going out there focusing on competing, not worrying about cardio or anything like that.