Top 66 George Kittle Quotes

I’m just trying to be the most outgoing, craziest person on the field.

It’s football. I get hit all the time. That’s what you sign up for when you play the game.

You always have a choice to how you respond to situations.

I love Deebo, the way he plays. We play very similar when we get the ball in our hands. It’s just fun to be on the field with someone like that.

I’m just gonna try to keep being me.

Staley is a guy that I lean on heavily still. I’m trying to learn from Staley.

I like being around people that enjoy and love what they do.

I’m all for mayhem on draft day.

I’m gonna try to do my job to the best of my ability and support whoever’s on my team.

I’m a goofy dude. I don’t usually take things too seriously, but when I step on the field it’s a whole different aspect to me.

When you pancake a guy, and you feel their breath exhale, to me that’s their soul leaving their body.

You always want to hang out with your friends and teammates – you’re with them all the time.

It’s really hard to play safety.

Creating a little bit of chaos is just kind of what I try to do.

When you’re running for four yards a carry and you’re rushing 47 times, you don’t really need to throw the ball.

My mindset: Run through people, but have a good time doing it.

I love rowing machines and I like assault bikes because they just whoop up on you.

Kobe was, other than my parents, he was the reason why I played sports. Just his mindset, the Mamba mentality.

I cherish my teammates and my coaches.

You get better from competition.

Jeff Wilson goes to a dark place every single game. It’s different than it is in practice. You can tell he’s angry, he attacks it, he wants contact, he deals contact. He delivers pain. It’s awesome. You can just see it in his eyes.

Having targets is really fun but catching the ball is even more fun.

I love being on the field with Jeff Wilson. The way he carries the football, the way he makes people look at him after he gets tackled. They are like ‘Why did it take four people to tackle that guy and why are two guys on the ground from trying to tackle him?’ Because he’s an absolute monster.

I didn’t really play a lot in college my first three years; that was 100 percent my fault. I wasn’t really 100 percent all-in on football.

Your best ability is availability and if you’re not on the field, they can’t use you and you don’t play. So, I try to play as much football as I can.

Football’s a lot easier when you’re having fun.

I’m a big believer that you surround yourself with good people which brings the best out of you.

I don’t bet against really good players.

When you’re playing football, you have to have that zero fear. Because if you’re scared, you’re going to maybe not reach out for a ball, because there’s a safety in the middle of the field. Or you might not want to make a play because you’re going to be hit really hard.

It’s one of those things: I would 100 percent pancake a guy and steal his soul over scoring a touchdown.

I’m not a soda or energy drink guy.

I’ve got a lot of balance beams, which has been fun walking down these beams, and I’ve made an obstacle course and doing whatever I can to be as healthy and strong in those areas that have been my weakness.

When you know what’s going on in the offense, you’re playing fast. You’re not having to think about ‘OK, I have this route on this play.’

It’s difficult when you’re not out there. I guess not playing for a while, you can definitely be a little moody.

Watching the Niners play on TV is not really fun when I should be on the field with them.

I think TE is the most unique and diverse position. It’s the most fun position because it’s the only one on the field where you get to do everything that a football player does. You run block, you pass pro, you get to run routes and catch the football. We do everything!

It’s really fun for me to go do things that maybe people don’t think I can do.

I hate losing football games and hate when I don’t perform at a high level.

At the end of the day, social distancing’s hard when you’re in a huddle and when you’re trying to block guys.

I know it’s really hard to be a 350-pound defensive tackle and try not to land on the quarterback, even though you’ve been doing it since you were 5 years old.

My best thing I grill is a bacon wrapped filet with garlic butter. That’s my go-to. My wife likes it. I like it. It’s easy.

Aaron Rodgers is one heck of a quarterback, a Hall of Fame quarterback.

I wore the number 24 in high school my freshman, sophomore year because of him. I wore Kobe Bryant basketball shoes because of Kobe Bryant. Every time I laced up my basketball shoes, I felt like I had Kobe Bryant with me. I had a little part of him – I had his jumper, his fadeaway.

My rookie year, I was terrified of Joe Staley.

I just try to run over people.

I’m a violent, physical person.

I get on the field, I feel like it’s an opportunity to show that I can play football and I’m good at my job and I deserve to keep my job.

I’m a very versatile player.

It’s very hard for me to be myself when I’m not in shoulder pads.

If you put in the dirty work, if you do what you’re asked on every single play whether it’s pass or run, the rest for us takes care of itself.

I grew up in small towns in Iowa and the Midwest.

The tight end position is incredibly diverse.

I’m always big on building a brotherhood.

Any time you can be voted a captain by your peers is always a great thing.

Whether it’s yards, touchdowns, catches, if you just do what you’re supposed to do, you’re eventually going to get the ball.

Football is a violent sport, and if you don’t kind of go to that dark place to be violent and be physical, you’re not going to last very long.

Garlic butter sounds fancy. It’s not that fancy, but it tastes incredible. So I’m big on that.

It makes you feel good, doing the right thing and getting in the end zone.

I kind of think that whoever gives off the best energy every single game as a team will definitely have the advantage week in and week out.

I can’t miss those workout days, man.

Obviously I want to be the best as a tight end.

I’ve always been athletic.

You have to have a switch that you can flip when you get on the field.

I just think 11 is such a sick number.

Obviously stakes and pressure have increased from high school to college to the NFL, but at the end of it, it’s still a kid’s game and that’s how I attack it every single day. I just have fun doing it.

I was always fast for my size and skill set.