Top 44 Tavon Austin Quotes

A lot of people feed off my energy. I have to keep that up. I can’t just be loud one day and the next day saying nothing.

I understand the plays, the depth, the routes, the splits and everything. I just feel good that I can make some plays. Definitely, the game’s slowed down for me.

I kind of approach every game the same. At the end of the day, it’s another game.

All I can do is come in and work hard and hope my number is called.

I always want to do something to help a person.

I believe that just because of my size people are always saying, ‘You can’t do this, you can’t do that.’

I think I’m the all-around best player in the draft.

Baltimore is a tough place, but I love every bit of it.

I don’t care what I’m being called as long as I’m playing, that’s all that matters. You can call me anything you want as long as I’m playing.

My whole time at Dunbar, I’ve had great players around me. My teammates, my coaches.

I grew up as a Ravens fan, and I liked the Patriots, too.

A lot of people say small guys can’t get it done. But at the end of the day, it depends on how big your heart is.

You’ve always got to have a chip on your shoulder. No. 1, I’m a small player, so I’ve always had that chip on my shoulder my whole life.

Size doesn’t really matter. It’s all about the mental aspect of the game and having the heart. I have a lot of heart and I take a lot of pride in what I do. That’s what got me over the hump.

If I’m in the rotation, I’m in the rotation. If I’m not, I still will support the guys like I am in the rotation. But when I do get my turn, I definitely will make the best of it.

If you talk to my former coaches, they’ll tell you that I’m really smart on the football field.

I wanted to go away from home, but not too far from home.

Coach Cignetti has got a good scheme, good plan for me, going to try to get the ball in my hands as much as possible.

I can block, I can catch and I can run. It’s about being in the right spot at the right time.

I might not be producing that much with the ball in my hands, but my fakes, my jet sweeps, it’s doing numbers, and that’s the main thing about it.

A lot of teams are looking for that type of player to do multiple things on the field, and I think I’m that guy.

My mom was pretty young, and she did what she could do.

I just know that whenever my name gets called, I’m happy, and I’m ready to get in there.

If we’re losing, I probably won’t be talking as much. I’ll probably be more talking to my pads.

Nobody can take too many big hits, not even comparing someone 5-foot-8 ’cause some of the 6-foot-3 guys still get knocked out, too.

I’ve always been passionate about giving back, not just anywhere, but to my city specifically. That’s extremely important to me.

I’d like to be two inches taller, but it just ain’t happening.

I wasn’t a person to cry or point fingers or find any sympathy.

It feels good to have your own name on something.

I’ve never been a captain of a team. But people always listen just because of my work ethic.

Speed is always good, speed always kills. That’s the type of offenses I’ve been in anyway. That’s a good thing.

Goals after football would consist of continuing to build my family.

I’ve seen a couple mock drafts that have me going to the Baltimore Ravens. And if it happens like that, it’ll be a blessing. But I’d like to go anywhere that calls my name.

I’ve been a little guy my whole life.

I just come in, do my job, walk off the field, that’s just me.

I’m going to keep on going, day in and day out, be the same Tavon Austin.

Baltimore is definitely still home. It’s always going to be home for me.

I kinda motivate myself and keep me on my toes.

Teams are not crazy. They definitely know what they’re doing, and they know the guys they want to take out of the game.

I just hope the coaches give me an opportunity to show who I am deep inside.

I don’t really care where I’m at on the field. I just want the ball and a little bit of space and let me create and I’m going from there.

A lot of people told me the NFL would never happen, but I didn’t listen to them.

One game, you can get 15 touches, and the next game you might not touch the ball.

I’m just the type of guy who wants the ball in my hands any type of way.