Robert Griffin III Quotes

So I know all about the ups and downs of football, I know that one day I will be sacked.

Well, if I hadn't have been an actor I would have gone on to play college sports.

Americans believe if you go to college, you have something to fall back on, which makes sense. I don't have any degrees. If I hadn't become a golfer, I have no idea what I would be doing with my life.

Until my senior year, baseball and basketball were my best sports; and even when I was a senior, I still wanted to play baseball professionally. But the family wanted me to go to college, and I guess I agreed with them, or else I would have accepted some of the offers I got.

I'm always hesitant to make any serious moves because you never know how the N.F.L. will treat you, you know?

I didn't think reaching the NBA was a possibility when I coached Derby in 1990. I was right out of college when I went there and was more concerned about playing a bit and getting that out of my system.

I thought my freshman year at the University of Miami, I was balling, I was looking forward to the NFL.

My brother told me when I came in the NFL, if they cut Peyton Manning, they're going to cut you someday too. That's always a realization for anybody in our livelihood.

Playing for Midland, that helped me get to Arkansas. It was really all I ever wanted to do.

The tension in pro ball comes from the realization that any game could be your last, that an injury could end your career. And in TV, you never know if or when your series will be canceled.

I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one day.

My game from college has translated into the pros.

I grew up playing football and baseball and moved on to play college baseball, and, you know, as a kid, my dream was to play professional baseball.

A five-year contract is worth no more than a six-month contract these days; it's very concerning.

When I grew up, my father used to say that cricket is not a profession, cricket cannot bring you food. But I think he lived to see the day when I was actually paid.

It was a very long and hard decision. My dad kept telling me, 'You can always go to college, but you can't always go pro.' That made sense to me.

When I was a youngster, my dream was to play in the first team. I was constantly thinking, 'Will I make a career in football? Am I going to have to go out and get a job?'

There are so many things that you have no control over: whether you play or not, whether you get traded or not, or whether you get waived or not.

It's very humbling to move around from team to team. It shows how fast you can be out of the loop.

I'm blessed to work in sports every day.

Depending on where you're at or the ownership you're working for, some of the college jobs may be better than some in the NFL.

I think it wouldn't be wise to lose the best years of my sports career at university.

Some college athletes don't want to turn pro, they don't want to take the cut in pay.

You can't plan success with a creative field. So I enjoy it while it's here, and I know it won't be forever. Maybe one day I'll have to go back to flipping burgers, but for now I'm going to enjoy the cool things.

What would be wrong with letting a kid go pro, and if it doesn't work out he can come back to college? What's the harm in that? The reason is the word "amateurism." The NCAA has to protect colleges' tax exemption.