Top 44 Travis Kelce Quotes

When I get the ball in my hands I’m a different type of athlete.

I’m a Kansas City citizen; I’m around all the time.

I get most of my athleticism from my mom. I know my dad cringes every single time I say that, but my competitive nature was always fueled by my dad.

I’m a firm believer that individual accolades are a bit overrated in this game.

I can’t think Kansas City enough for embracing me for who I am, my teammates for fighting every single day.

All I had been doing is playing outside, playing sports my entire life.

It has started becoming a deal that wherever I go, people just want to see me dance. I try and keep it for the end zone, but sometimes you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.

When you make plays on the field or your guys will make a play on the field, you’ve got to get excited.

Just being able to incorporate other sports into my game has definitely helped me out.

I’ve played ‘Madden’ my entire life and all of the guys in the 90s I idolized growing up.

I really want to be one of the greats. I want to be able to walk somewhere and have people say, ‘Oh, that’s Travis.’

I started playing this game in the backyard, I started playing this game in middle school and going to go practice without any fans, without any sounds.

I think when you have big-time businesses around that want to be part of the sports community and the athletic community it’s a huge advantage in the bigger markets.

An ice bath for me is always going to work.

I don’t understand why women get so frustrated with guys talking to other women, just casual conversation. I don’t get it. I’ve had a problem with that.

Football is always going to be my main focus.

There were times where I feel like I was just out there thinking too much instead of just playing instinctual football. It’s definitely something I’ve been trying to work on.

Blocking is part physicality and part physics. You have to be the lower man and get your hands inside to control your opponent’s mass. If you have short footwork, tight hands and if you play low, you can hold your own.

Everyone has kind of a rough transition in the NFL. It’s a different kind of scouting.

It’s a deal-breaker for me when a girl can’t handle herself with class or acts different when you’re not around me and things like that.

The biggest leap between the NFL and college football is the speed. That’s something you hear often. But I think there’s more to it than just the speed of the players – there’s also the speed with which you have to process information around you.

You can kind of just move me around and put me anywhere – whatever the coaches and the guys on this team need me to do.

As a kid, I always dreamt of being an NFL quarterback. I remember being 10 years old and saying, ‘Mom… I’m gonna throw a football in the NFL, and it’s going to be a touchdown, and everybody’s gonna love it.’

There were times where I feel like I was just out there thinking too much instead of just playing instinctual football. It’s definitely something that I’ve been trying to work on here, just go out there and let it run.

When in doubt, make plays.

I think the tight end position is so unique because you always have a mismatch if you know how to dial it up or use it right.

All I can ask for is the opportunity to go out there and beat a man one on one. If you win your one-on-one matchups in this league, you’re going to have a lot of success.

I grew up in the ’90s loving the basketball sneakers, and that’s where fashion really started for me.

When I look in my father’s eyes, man, I know that I made him proud. As a son, with a father that loves him and believes in him so much, that’s the world. It really is.

I’ll tell you what, I’ve never seen any football player more uncomfortable in a situation of having to make a one-on-one move on somebody than Patrick Mahomes in space.

All the negatives, the flags for the personal fouls and silly stuff after the play, that takes a toll. People don’t want to be a part of that.

Once you have success, you have to maintain success.

I’m technically the utility guy on the field. Whether you need a plumber or an electrician, man, I’m here for you.

At the tight end position, you’re asked to do so many things. You’ll see me split out wide singled up like a wide receiver.

If you don’t care about the guy next to you, one, you’re a terrible teammate. Two, you’re never gonna win.

The one thing every NFL defense has in common is that it’s sound. No matter where guys move on the field, every single foot of space will be accounted for.

I wouldn’t even say I’m really good at dancing, I’d just say I’m not shy to movement. At a young age, people would laugh at me moving. None of it looked like it should have been called a dance move. But it was just me being goofy.

My actions on the field are very – I don’t want to say emotional, but emotion does get the best of me out there. If I do something wrong, I’m livid. I take it that seriously.

I’d be OK if we didn’t go back out to London ever again… shout out to everybody in London. I loved the fans.

I’m trying to just up the ante, play well-rounded both in the run game, pass game, keep doing my thing when I get the ball and make guys miss.

Whenever you catch a ball, just see it all the way into the tuck.

I enjoy making people laugh. If I can put a smile on someone’s face if I do a dance in the end zone, why not?

As soon as you get complacent with where you are in a game, that’s where you come and then it bites you in the rear. So you just want to make sure that you’re keeping that energy high, when guys are making plays you’re getting excited for them and you’re staying locked in through all 60 minutes of the game.

I’ve got just about a full-on weight room and ability to do just about anything I need at the house.