Danny Amendola Quotes

I'm in the NFL now, and it's nothing like what we did at USC. Not at all. The only difference between my college and other colleges is the games we won and the attention we got because of it. Obviously being in Los Angeles plays a huge role in the publicity. We don't have a football team in L.A., so we kind of are like the pro team.

I was a quarterback in college. I hoped to go to the NFL, and I didn't get drafted. I then became a free agent. I could sign with whoever I wanted to, and I ended up going to Pittsburgh.

It's different in the NFL because you're getting paid to get hit. In college, you're taking hits for someone else to make money.

I wanted to be in the situation where I could have a chance to go to the NFL and be a great quarterback and take care of my family.

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.

My dream is to retire as a San Francisco 49er.

But in the NFL, you know you're not playing for the 'T' on the side of the helmet. You're not playing for the color of the Steelers. You're playing more because they're paying you to play and you have a family to take care of.

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.

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.

I've done everything I can at the University of Washington... I know I'm ready for the NFL.

I love it. In the NFL, you win or you lose, and the money still shows up.

It takes a lot of hard work to be successful in the NFL.

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.

When I first got to college, in my mind, I was going to end up playing professional football. When I tell people this story, they always end up laughing, and I chuckle about it at my own expense. I was a big fan of American football; I played in high school, and I ended up earning the opportunity to play in college.

I went to play in the NFL.

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.

For anyone that's reached the NFL, especially top picks, you just come from success.

I understand the business of the NFL.

As bad as some of the teams in the NFL seem to be, they all have way more talent than any college.

I'm a football fan first and foremost, but I've been given an incredible opportunity to be a football coach in the National Football League.

Thanks to football, I live a decent life.

I think every person who gets a football scholarship thinks the potential for great success in college - and maybe even a career in the NFL - is possible.

You know what, as I look back on that year, I was very excited on joining the Washington Redskins.

Basketball is definitely basketball and that's what we love to play, but in the NBA, there's a business side of it. It's a very serious matter and it's important. It's important to me, it's important to my family.

Whenever I come out to go to the NFL, I'd be honored to play for any team. Any team that would give me that opportunity to be part of their organization, it would mean the world to me.