Marquise Goodwin Quotes

I'm a football player playing basketball.

People told me I was more of a soccer player, not a football player.

I really don't have to disprove anything - I'm in the NFL, so whoever is thinking of me as a track guy is worried about the wrong thing.

It won't change that I'm an Olympian if you call me a football player, and it won't change that I'm an NFL player if you call me a track and field athlete.

I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional football for the Browns.

I'm a guy that people look at me not only as a guy that hit the ball.

I was a borderline guy in the NFL.

Being faster would probably make me better at football.

I really liked watching Bo Jackson run just because of his size and his speed.

I would say I'm more traditional than I am superstitious. I don't, for example, have to do things ritually before the game in order to feel comfortable going to the game. But I don't think I'm naturally a football player. I don't have that grit and that killer instinct.

I can play basketball, run track, and play volleyball, so yeah, I've always been an athlete at heart.

As long as I can run fast, track will always be an option. But right now I'm focused on football because the NFL is knocking on my door and I'm not going to slam it in its face.

I'm not gonna throw a Ryan Leaf bullet, but I've got a good enough arm, where I think it'll turn some heads and keep them interested.

I've always prided myself on being a football player.

I am smarter because I stayed in school, and I am a better football player.

I'm not just a footballer; I'm a top athlete, and we have to be at the top of our game.

I just love sports: basketball, baseball, football. As a kid I did it all. But in my heart, I'm a football player. There's nothing like it. It's what I live for. Ever since I could walk, I've been drawn to it.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't expect to have success on the baseball field and the football field.

You have to be smart as a football player.

I'm not a labels type of guy, so every time my coach tries to call me a safety, I correct him and tell him I'm a hybrid.

I see Maradona every time he grabs the ball and accelerates.

When I played football, basketball and baseball, I was always a starter. I played baseball as the number three or number four hitter. Playing baseball, I was the third baseman or pitcher. Football, I was the quarterback. I was always versatile. It came to me naturally. It was always easy.

We don't want our players to be monks. We want them to be better football players because a monk doesn't play football at this level.

I think we have more athleticism, I think we have more pace and that's going to be important to deal with Ghana.

As a child, I could beat most kids in sprints, but overall, wrestling was the most natural sport for me. In fact, I was a pretty good high school wrestler. I was unusually quick and strong.