Top 50 Tony Gonzalez Quotes

I can’t dwell on the past. It’s over, there’s nothing I can do about it.

When you find yourself in those situations where you have to take action in a crucial situation, you just do it.

I always wanted to play in the Super Bowl. That never happened. It hurts. I’m not going to lie about it. It’s reality. You deal with it.

Being considered a dirtbag is not illegal.

Dealing with bullies when I was in sixth and seventh grade has made me a better football player, believe it or not. You have to come to a point when you’re like, ‘I’ve had enough, and I’m not going to be kicked around and pushed around anymore.’

Our goal isn’t to go undefeated. Like, ‘Hey, we’re going to have an undefeated season.’ Our goal is to win every game we’re playing. And there’s a difference.

I’ve been on some really good teams, but we weren’t able to get over the hump. It’s offense, defense and special teams, and then the ball has to go your way.

When you go through those hard times, that’s when you ask those questions that normally you wouldn’t. If you win, you don’t ask questions. You don’t worry about it.

I don’t get hurt because I’m so slow.

There were guys from different parts of the country, and absolutely I heard, ‘Why are you playing football?’ You just didn’t see a Gonzalez out there or any kind of Latin name.

When I got to the NFL, they asked me what number I wanted, and I said No. 44, but they told me tight ends are not allowed to have that number. So I said, ‘Just double it up for me if you can’ and took No. 88. I figured I’d be twice as good as I was.

If I can’t win a Super Bowl, so what? What would it do for me?

I’ve seen guys retire and then say they don’t feel their career was complete without a Super Bowl. They play that woulda-coulda game in their heads. Not me.

We were a single-parent household for a while. It was just my mom, me, and my brother. We were on welfare for about a year and a half. But I remember my mom never complained, and we never wanted for anything. She always made ends meet and she’s been the rock for the family. She instilled in me work ethic and toughness.

I don’t care what you read, as long as you’re reading something ’cause when you read somethin’, you’re learning somethin’.

I like seeing people achieve great things.

I miss the fears. I miss that. I miss going over the middle and not knowing if I’m going to make that play. I think that’s the part of the game you miss the most, that excitement of it. Then you think of the physical part as a retired player and I’m like, ‘hell no.’

I believe in a higher power. Some people out there don’t.

I love a sleep mask, havin’ total darkness is essential for good sleep, you know, cuttin’ that light out of your eyes.

I usually wake up around 7:30 A.M. without an alarm clock. I wake up naturally because I’m huge on sleep. I believe it’s the No. 1 thing you can do if you’re trying to create a better life.

My grandfather spoke fluent Spanish and I have family members who speak fluent Spanish.

Chiefs fans know how I feel about them and so do the Atlanta Falcons fans.

When I came into the league trying to party and having too much of a good time, I found out the hard way how it affected my performance.

I’m a big podcast guy, I have my own podcast called ‘Wide Open.’

When I was younger, let’s face it, Latinos in the league were almost always kickers. But Anthony Munoz was definitely a guy I looked up to.

When I first started playing in a youth football league, I was the worst kid on the team. I quit the first year. And then the next year, I was still the worst kid – I didn’t even play.

Like a race car you can’t put in regular gas. That’s what food is: your fuel.

There are so many other way more popular athletes than me.

I love Kansas City.

I think when you give, that’s probably the highest form of living. It’s better than almost any feeling you could think of. It’s way better than scoring touchdowns to me.

It ain’t how you start out, it’s how you finish.

The Super Bowl obviously wasn’t in my cards, and I’m OK with that.

I read all these books about excellence, and then I went into spirituality, and all these books were really about leveling up. Being the best version of yourself.

My mother was an administrator at a nursing home, and my first job was working at a nursing home as an activities assistant. She wanted me to do it because it forces you out of your shell, and it’s about giving back. That’s something that I learned from my mother at a very young age.

There’s a lot of growing you can have when you’re in adversity, when you’re in a losing situation.

Whether it’s in the weight room or extra stretching, you never know when you’re going to need that little extra oomph.

I’m so interested in people’s journeys and what makes them tick, the movers and shakers.

When I go down to Mexico now, it’s not quite like I’m in Kansas City, but maybe it’s like when I’m in Atlanta the way I get recognized. That gives me a lot of pride.

The first thing I do after I wake up is a morning meditation. It’s just as I awake and before I open my eyes. It’s where I’m feeding my gratitude and the love in my heart and opening my heart. A good morning meditation is key. It lasts about 10 to 15 minutes. Then I get out of bed.

There aren’t many football players other than kickers who are Latin.

It’s about getting hot, playing good football come playoff time.

Would I have been a great basketball player? No. But I think I would’ve been a good basketball player, one of those grinders getting eight to 10 rebounds. I would’ve been like Kobe and been in the gym five to seven hours a day and never missed a 10-foot jump shot. I would’ve been a great role player for a team.

Of course I want to win a Super Bowl, but at the same time I’m very happy with what I’ve accomplished and the relationships I’ve made over the years.

You have to learn from your mistakes.

I love philosophy and spirituality and leveling-up books and science books.

The hardest things in my life have made me who I am.

It didn’t seem fair that no matter how many passes I caught or how many touchdowns I scored, I was considered a ‘lowly tight end’ and would never be paid anywhere close to a salary as high as the elite wide receivers.

I’ve always wanted a ring. That’s been my main goal as a player over the last 15 years of my career. You’re really trying to get that ultimate goal.

There’s nothing else like playing at Arrowhead Stadium.

My mom and stepdad had such open hearts, they taught me to like bringing people into my home. I’m not guarded about it.