Tony Gonzalez Quotes

You just always have to protect yourself. Try not to take any unnecessary hits.

I don't want to go out there and jeopardize myself getting hurt in camp.

We have emotions for a reason; for instance, imagine pain. You have pain so that if you touch something that's hot, or if you slam your hand with a hammer, you will pull your hand away and not do that again.

In the end, you have to protect yourself at all times.

You have to be aware. Like, I'm not going to do any downhill skiing. It looks like a whole lot of fun, but I'm not going to risk breaking a leg. I want to be dancing the way I'm dancing now for 30 more years.

I feel like I'm ready for any dangerous situation that might come my way, provided I have a hammer on me.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

My goal is the same as every year - to not hurt myself.

You have to prepare yourself physically as much as possible for a bad wipeout.

Break as few bones as possible and make as much noise as you can.

You cannot rely on the police, you cannot rely on the government, you cannot rely on the bank to protect you.

You gotta watch everything. You gotta watch how you move, 'cause you a celebrity. You're a target now, so you always gotta do that. Just stay on your tippy toes.

I like to get the blood flowing and get as loose as I can possibly get. It's not very difficult to hurt yourself out there if you aren't prepared, especially in a Fatal Four Way.

Whenever you're falling or getting tackled, try to protect yourself. But that's part of the game; that's part of football.

I think injuries happen. You can prevent a lot of them, but some of them you can't.

No, I don't think you can ever worry about playing not to get hurt. I think that's when you get hurt.

I can't take nothing for granted. I have to really protect myself - either get out of bounds or continue to finish the play.

It's really important to take your own personal safety into your own hands.

When I had those injuries in college, I had all of these conversations with coaches about protecting myself. It was a constant internal struggle for me.

First and foremost, you never want to see anyone get injured.

Trust, but look for the exits.

Whenever I throw caution to the wind I make sure I'm facing the right way so that it doesn't blow back and hit me in my face.

Don't be the team that gets hurt.

The trodden worm curls up. This testifies to its caution. It thus reduces its chances of being trodden upon again. In the language of morality: Humility.

If you walk backwards, you will never stub your toe.