Top 30 Robert Griffin III Quotes

You won’t see me taking it easy on the Cowboys because I’m from Texas, you won’t see me cheering for the Cowboys because I’m from Texas. I’ll be a Redskin, through and through.

Sometimes people think it’s what you say when you’re in a huge group that makes you a leader. But sometimes it’s the one-on-one conversations you have with guys individually, just getting to know them. I think I’ve done that a lot. Not intentionally – it just happens.

There’s far more that goes into being a professional athlete than being a college athlete. So many differences that people don’t realize. It’s not just about playing football and getting paid to do it. There’s a lot of things that you have to deal with.

My parents did a great job raising me and my two sisters. We all graduated from high school and we all graduated from college. So, to be a good representative of my family is probably my greatest accomplishment thus far.

Whatever team you go to, you want to have guys who help you be successful there.

I’m a military kid, both parents in the military – Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.

Man, I love the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies. Some people would say I’m weird for liking those types of movies, but they are so cool.

You know, I started this process of being a football player and I’m going to make it to the NFL very soon and I plan on finishing that. And by ‘finishing that,’ I mean that I’m going to go out and be the best that I can be and put everything forth to make that happen.

For me, you don’t ever want to be defined by the color of your skin. You want to be defined by your work ethic, the person that you are, your character, your personality. That’s what I’ve tried to go out and do.

Every time I step out on that field, I’m 100 percent. My teammates know that. They know what I’m out there dealing with. I know what I’m out there dealing with. But when it comes to my mindset, I’m 100 percent.

It’s not about talent once you get to the NFL because everyone’s got it. It’s about being willing to go that extra mile to be the best and that’s something that I’ve always done.

Making it to the NFL is a huge accomplishment. Making it in the NFL is a huge accomplishment, but I haven’t done that yet. No matter how many games we’ve played, it’s still hard to figure out when you’ve made it in the NFL.

I grew up in the military. I’ve lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right to vote, and they’re out there fighting for other countries’ rights to vote… Guys have been dying for it, and we have to go out and exercise it.

I try to associate myself as just being myself – and being a person, an American citizen, going out there every day and just trying to be successful.

You can say whatever you want; it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t faze me. I’ll still go out and do what I have to do, whether that’s making A’s in the classroom or doing well on the field.

For me, a quarterback’s best friend, especially a young quarterback’s best friend, is a coach who believes in him.

My parents raised me to not ever look at race or color, so it doesn’t have a big part in my self-identity.

If you say you’re going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma’am. And you’ve got to have that kind of structure in your life. It kind of helped me be that disciplined person that I am, whether it’s with workouts, film or just the game of football.

If you’re out there stressing on your pro day, then you’re not going to perform well, so I plan on having a little fun. Play a little music while we’re out there throwing the football, have everybody tapping their toes and bobbing their head and just go out there and make the most of the experience.

One thing my dad always told me, was he would make sure I always had what he didn’t have. He couldn’t play basketball because he didn’t have tennis shoes – so I had five pairs of tennis shoes.

The day I think about throwing the ball away at the beginning of a play, I should stop playing.

Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference.

You can be a catalyst for change but change never really entirely happens just because of one guy.

As a quarterback, obviously, you’re going to be put in the forefront whether you like it or not, and if you’re not then you’re not doing your job.

I was a freshman All-American, and I tore my ACL in the third game. But God has a plan for everything. I had a chance to turn away from Him in that situation or draw closer to Him. I decided to draw closer to Him, and came back stronger from it.

It’s always a lot more fun as a quarterback if you can do things you don’t normally get to do. So if I can catch a pass and make a play for the team, that’s what I’m willing to do.

There’s a couple things you don’t talk about in life, and that’s race, religion and politics. I try to make sure I don’t talk about politics at all.

That’s the goal. Just to go out and not try to prove anybody wrong but just let your talents speak for themselves.

I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be ‘the’ guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I’m going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level.

Whoever I can go out every week and motivate to do better and to try to go after their dreams, I’m up for that.