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I've had times where one of my roommates was moving out of the house in college, and because we were the only black people in that neighborhood, the cops got called, and we had guns drawn on us. Came in the house, without knocking, guns drawn on my teammates and roommates. So I have experienced this.
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I'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed.
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To me, tattoos are a way of people being able to express themselves and have other people look at them and get a little insight into who they are, without ever even saying a word to them.
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I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put their selves in harm's way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country, and my freedom to take a seat or take a knee, so I have the utmost respect for them, and I think what I did was taken out of context and spun a different way.
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To me, I'm going out there focusing on competing, not worrying about cardio or anything like that.
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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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You're going to hurt, yes. You're going to have tweaks and problems. But you're a football player; you can play through those.
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Feelings aren't going to help me win a game.
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I wouldn't say there is one specific designer I rock. It's more of the look of the shirt and what occasion and where I'm wearing it to.
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I think that's something that's hard for this country to address, is what the real issues are and coming to the point where we can admit that these are issues. Once we admit that, we can deal with it, we can fix them, and we can make this country and these communities a better place.
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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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If you're going to do something, you're going to do it to be the best.
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Victor Cruz just got his deal with Givenchy - amazing. I was so excited for him. That was amazing. So I think there are great opportunities for a lot of athletes out there.
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I don't believe in pressure. The pressure is not being prepared for what you want to do.
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I trained with a few Olympic runners and jumpers. Just to try to get a little bit faster, a little bit better. Anything I could do to try to get a little bit better and stay ahead of the competition.
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People don't realize what's really going on in this country. There are a lot things that are going on that are unjust. People aren't being held accountable for. And that's something that needs to change. That's something that this country stands for: freedom, liberty and justice for all.
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I don't look like my high school self anymore. I feel like I look more like an adult now.
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I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.
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I never weighed myself when I was at my lightest because I didn't want to know.
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I was not going to let people tell me what I'm capable of.
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You have to train hard and be strong while staying flexible and limber, so I'm trying to find that balance.
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I don't want people to think you have to look a certain way or be a certain mold to be able to be a quarterback.
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My parents told me from the time I can remember that, 'Yeah, you're adopted. But this is your family.' I can remember my mom, she tells me this story: when I was little, I was looking at her, and I was like, 'Why isn't my skin the same color as yours?' She was like, 'Oh, you're adopted, but I wish I had pretty brown skin like you.'
Colin Kaepernick -
Thankfully, God blessed me with some legs that move pretty good, and we also get to wear pads, so I should be alright.
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