Top 40 Marquise Goodwin Quotes

Like you see in the fairy tales, that’s how it planned out in my head. Kids, little white picket fence, the American dream.

My teammates give me a hard time about that all the time, ‘Hey, if you catch the ball and get in an open field, I want you to long jump from the 10 into the end zone.’… I might make it happen one of these days.

I’ve stayed sharp, basically through football workouts. I cater those workouts to track-specific things, so I don’t lose the rhythm I’ve always had to keep football and track in balance.

My wife at home. She didn’t have a pregnant belly anymore, nobody to cling to, no shoulder to cry on, no one to talk to, while I’m at work getting the love and everybody just patting me on the back. I was mad. I felt that I should be at home helping my best friend get past the grief.

What I do in long jump and track and field, it definitely correlates with what I do as a receiver. With being fast and being explosive and putting my foot down. It’s the same mechanics that I use in football and track.

I really don’t focus on the competition at all. Like even on the football field it’s me versus me.

Who am I just to give up on track? This is something I’ve dreamed about since I was 9 years old, being an Olympic champion.

Football is my deal. Track is my fun.

I get to see my baby’s development. I get to change diapers, I get to be a real father, something that I didn’t have growing up.

When the ball is in the air, my job is to catch it, no matter where it’s at, no matter how it is, no matter how difficult or how easy, you’ve just got to make it.

They drafted me in the third round to come play receiver, return some kicks and that’s my job. The Olympics are behind me and I’m just looking forward to helping the Bills.

No matter what the outcome is, as long as you pray to Him and be genuine – because He knows when you’re genuine and when you’re not – and maintain the faith, I think things will turn around for you. I know things will turn around for you. And ultimately, you will always be victorious when it’s all said and done.

I’m looking to run the fastest, but I want to prove that I’m more than a speed guy.

I haven’t quite mapped it out yet, but working out and training is my lifestyle.

People who don’t understand will try to label me as one or the other. I’m an athlete and a lot of people just have to come to terms with that. I do well in football, I do well in track. It is what it is.

I have the track label on me. I’m the track guy. So I have to go above and beyond the expectations of what other people will limit their bodies to.

I’m thankful for the relationship that I established with guys here in my time in Buffalo.

I know I’m a dog. I’m a beast especially when it comes to long jump.

People outside the organization or outside of football, they don’t know how hard it is to win in this league, such a high-caliber athletes and elite group of people competing each week.

I have a lot of things going for me, I try to be a well-rounded role model.

The type of working hours you put in sometimes is overlooked. The diet. The little sacrifices that you take from your family, people don’t take that into account.

Never in my life have I failed a test. I have never been opposed to testing and, in fact, have always been compliant with each and every protocol and policy associated with my competitive career in track and field.

My sister means the world to me.

I’d love it to be in Buffalo. I love football. But I know how important it is to live your life like you want to.

I hate missing practice and games, not being out here.

I’m not limited to running or jumping or catching footballs.

I told myself at some point that I’ve got to hold it down for my family. I can’t let work and the check and the money dictate decisions that I truly want to make.

My father was never really a big part of my life, he ended up passing away a few years ago, my biological father. And the guy I consider my dad, he was incarcerated for a crime he didn’t even commit, which is part of the reason I protest.

I’ve always wanted to be what my father never was to me.

It’s pretty satisfying to make it through a season, only missing one game year.

I can’t dwell on something that has nothing to do with football at all – it will hold me back.

I have proved I have more than linear speed. Track guys are known for not being able to catch, for not having good hands.

I don’t compare myself with anybody.

I pray for everybody throughout the game, even my opponents. Outside of the game, we still have to live life, still have to lead normal lives, and we still need our bodies.

A lot of sprinters aren’t football players. I’m a football player. That’s the difference between me and a sprinter. My knowledge of the game. I’m totally different than any other track guy.

I always knew one day fatherhood would be great, I just didn’t think it would be this great.

At the end of the day, all I can focus on is doing what I need to do, as a player, to help the team win.

As long as I have the respect and understanding of my teammates, that’s all that matters.

I knew when I met Morgan that she was the perfect girl because she was in college, she was an athlete and we had the same morals and beliefs and I knew that she would be a great mom.

I just believe in helping other people.