Chad Kelly Quotes

To have been selected to represent Team South Africa at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the individual 400m and the 4x400m relay is a real honor and I am so pleased that years of hard work, determination and sacrifice have all come together.

As a kid, everyone dreams of being in an All-Star game.

Of course I feel like any player that plays this game should want to reach the highest level and the highest accolades, which includes the All-Star Game. So, yeah, I would be dumb not to want to be an All-Star.

It's one thing to play football in this league and make a living, but it's a totally different thing to come to a place with a rich tradition like the Bears.

I feel like it's a great opportunity for me to play for the Vikings.

Taserface is loud. Taserface is the defensive lineman on your high school football team. He's a very loud individual who enjoys pushing people around.

I'm blessed to work in sports every day.

It kind of sucks being the guy taking the knees at the end, because everyone wants to see some action - no one wants to see you taking knees in the Pro Bowl.

I loved the idea of playing quarterback on Friday Night Lights in high school, that whole experience. I wanted to be a Division I quarterback, that became my goal growing up, other than being a professional hockey player.

At the Olympics, I'm representing the United States as well as the town and people who helped shape me.

Everybody wants to score. It's a great feeling. But making saves is a great feeling as well.

I am enjoying everything football has given me, and I want to enjoy to the maximum every chance I am allowed.

That's something I've always wanted to do, compete against other countries.

I remember the first time I smelled B.O. was at a cross-country meet. But it wasn't unpleasant, in a strange way. That's what you got when you worked hard.

Something that I saw in Sochi that I didn't get the opportunity to have in Vancouver was the team holding hands with arms in the air and medals around their neck.

It was while I was in the mental hospital that I got my letter from the British Olympic Association saying, 'Congratulations. You've been picked to go to the Olympic Games.' I kept stressing I wasn't a patient.

In the first game I ever played in high school, I had a pick-six for a touchdown. That was a fun memory.

I am the one to admit that I didn't put the ball where it needed to be all the time. But, you know, given the circumstances that we had in Wyoming, we won two back-to-back eight-win seasons. It was a place where we ended up winning football games.

In the World Cup, I was happy to play anywhere.

Hopefully I can challenge myself and establish myself as a Premier League player for Aston Villa.

I've played a jock a lot, but pretty nuanced jocks.

I go overseas, and all the soccer players come to me, like, 'Yeah bro, we always play 'Mo Bamba.'' It's crazy.

I've been playing football for 23 years and with more than 30 nationalities; that has been a pleasure.

I think La Masia is the most important academy in the world. The coaches and the whole club helps you for your future.

My dad coached 41 years, and I was always around coaches.