Jim Kelly Quotes

May is a very early time in the year and the weather is usually bad. You cannot run a fast mile race if there is a strong wind, because it makes your running uneven.

The mist was so challenging and the winds hit me, definitely more than I expected. It was definitely those winds, you can't re-enact them, you can't recreate them. Then my forearms started to tense up and you feel like running.

I competed every day as a professional football player... You've got to like competing. That's how your team gets better, when you have competition every day.

For my whole career, I concentrated on that cycle of games from August to May and being mentally and physically ready.

When I got drafted, I was a spread-option quarterback. It was, 'OK, you've got to get under center, throw to the fullback, throw to the tight end. You've got to learn to be a pro quarterback.' And there was a learning curve there, and I did have to learn some of that.

When you play for United, you have to perform every week.

I'm not Ed Reed. I'm Eric Weddle, and you're going to get a great Eric Weddle that does a lot of amazing things on the football field. And there's no pressure; pressure is self-inflicted.

I've had a different career than a lot of different quarterbacks, but this has been a career that I've loved and a position that I like being in.

Your eyes are very important as a professional footballer.

For me, I want to improve, to play good football in a good league; the money is not the most important thing.

I think the thing is that kickers are getting better.

In high school, you can just go out there and play. In the NFL it was so much more mental.

I'm suited to harsh conditions, I don't like racing in the heat.

I've wanted to put myself in that position to be the best wide receiver in the NFL, and I definitely think I'm putting my foot forward to make that claim.

You know how much money I could have made playing professional football as a tight end? But I can't jump, and I can't run fast. That was my problem.

When you play quarterback in the NFL, you're going to get scrutinized.

The best times to visit the Gobi and Three Camel Lodge are June, and September through October. By the beginning of November, it is ferociously cold, while October can swing surreally between warm days and clear, chilly nights and frosty mornings dusted with snow - perfect.

College football and particularly the quarterback position is a performance-based deal.

I will never close the door to the national team on anyone, but you also have to remember that in modern football, only players who are in peak physical condition can make the most of their technical abilities.

Tennis players wear sleeveless tops and skirts with spandex shorts so that they can hit, reach, and lunge for the ball effectively. Similarly, in order to perform at the optimal level, golfers need to be able to rotate, extend, crouch, and bend, often in extreme weather conditions for up to five or six hours at a time.

No matter what contract anyone is on it is important you are playing football. It is a short career and you have to earn a living but at the same time playing football is the best way to get better contracts anyway.

Sometimes I think it would be nice to be in a warm office every day. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining because I know how lucky I am to be playing football for a living. The positives by far outweigh the negatives.

I've played a lot of games in my career - against Fulham was my 400th.

Yorkshire weather can turn quickly. At one Auld Lang Syne race, it dropped to -16C. The frost turned everybody's hair grey. I couldn't take my shoes off, as my laces had frozen solid.

I will remain in relentless pursuit of continuing my lifelong dream of being an NFL quarterback.