Colin Kaepernick Quotes

For me, playing the game of football, obviously there's a lot of emotions going on. But I always like to keep calm and just be myself.

In football, it's not enough just to be amazing, but you also have to have a clear head. If you're not calm, it becomes very difficult.

Even the best team, without a sound plan, can't score.

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.

In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.

Sometimes you lose the head a bit, and lose your position, when you should be more relaxed and hold your position, which is better for the team.

I can't worry about what's going on up front, I've got to continue to keep my eyes down the field.

It's all about controlling the huddle one play at a time and knowing my assignment, knowing my progression and where I've got to go with the ball.

I just coach my team. I just focus on coaching my team.

It's hard for anyone or any situation to rattle me, as a quarterback and a person.

Defense is gonna help me in particular and help my team, so that's what I've really focused on.

Game day can be emotional, and there are a lot of ups and downs throughout a game, but as a quarterback, you have to be able to see the bigger picture, steady that ship, get all the guys focused in on the task at hand, and keep the thing moving.

It's my job to run the offense and make sure everything goes smoothly.

My team calls all the shots out of the ring, I call them in the ring.

I'm a leader. I'm the leader of this team, and they look for me at any point in the game, and that's not just scoring-wise, I do other things.

He who keeps his cool best wins.

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.

I just try to be the same guy I've always been. Calm, collected, and being a good decision-maker and delivering the ball to the right guys.

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

I would have loved to have played for Joe Gibbs. Look at his record of winning three Super Bowls.

My thing is to execute the given play, execute the game plan to the best of my ability. If the option is for me to make a play when I have to, I will. Or I'll put myself in the best situation to do so.

At first, I didn't know what to expect but I do say that I love our defensive coordinator, Tim Lewis.

I'm not the best gamer - I think you need to be strategic and level-headed, and you need to remain calm under pressure... and I don't really have those qualities!

My job as a coach is to make good decisions. It's not to go out there and block or tackle.

Quarterbacks coach, I would do at Tennessee. Head coach? Absolutely not.