Quarterback Inspirational Quotes

The numbers that come up when they step on a scale have nothing to do with that. And if that’s true, then it means my weight or the size of clothes I wear have no say in how worthy I am of love.

Patrick Mahomes

I wanted to go out in public and not feel like people were judging me for my size, but seeing me as a whole person.

At the end of the week, when we sat down to dinner, all eyes went to the trays on the table, where browned-to-perfection mini corn dogs cuddled up against a variety of dipping sauces. “This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” A lineman wiped a tear from his eye. “It’s like Christmas,” I said, all choked up. “I love you, Coach.” The quarterback’s bottom lip quivered. We dove into the pile of savory sausages, watched NFL football, and forgot our aches, pains, and camp struggles.

Rodgers shined brightest

Lamar, Sr. began coaching his son at a young age, throwing the football with him and helping him get faster. By the age of eight, Lamar could outrun many high school track athletes.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars felt they already had their future with Blake Bortles and took running back Leonard Fournette instead. The Jets were okay with Geno Smith and Josh McCown and instead took safety Jamal Adams. The Bengals decided to hold onto Andy Dalton and drafted wide receiver John Ross.i It was like heaven for the Kansas City Chiefs.

This was Mahomes. He was different at quarterback. He was not about having the perfect technique. He did not need to be trained to throw it like Tom Brady or Peyton Manning. He did not want to be the next Joe Montana or Brett Favre. He wanted to be the first Patrick Mahomes.

Sometimes we take for granted our lives. We have our own trivial problems where we complain about the little things, such as having no internet for an hour or having our phone die. We do not realize that there are people going through so much worse. Good people who have uncertain futures and are fighting to survive life, making the best out of their situations. Dak’s family would laugh at anyone who complained about their air conditioning not working for a day. They had to deal with not having air conditioning, sometimes for a whole month, and in the sweltering Louisiana 100-degree heat.xxix When you combine those financial challenges with the moments of racial bullying that Dak faced, it was not easy times, but you would not know it by looking at Dak. Those that knew him best said he never let it get to him much of the time, and when it did bother him, he confronted it. Dak became strong because of his childhood experiences. Every day’s goal was to simply get through the day, and when tomorrow came, you dealt with it then.

Murray

GRIDLOCK. THAT WAS THE SHORTHAND REPORTERS USED. BUT IT wasn’t quite right. Gridlock is an accident, an inconvenience. What happened on Capitol Hill was a strategy, and its architect was Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell. McConnell’s tactics were informed by a pair of brilliant, if somewhat evil, insights. The first was that Americans hold their president almost entirely responsible for the performance of the government as a whole. Under his direction, Republicans in Congress behaved like offensive linemen hoping to get their quarterback fired. They knew failing to do their jobs would make them look bad. But they also knew POTUS would take the hit. No matter who caused the loss, Obama’s name would wind up with an L beside it. McConnell’s second insight was that, if he was shameless enough for long enough, he would never get the comeuppance he deserved. Some political reporters slant left, others right, but what unites them is the desire to break new stories. Kick a puppy live on camera, and everyone will cover it. Kick a puppy per day, and steadfastly refuse to apologize, and within two weeks the press moves on. This is what happened, metaphorically at least, in the fall of 2011. Republicans voted in lockstep against funding for teachers, cops, firefighters, and laid-off construction workers. These were causes that once inspired compromise. Everyone was shocked to see lawmakers from either party oppose them. But the surprise wore off. With frightening speed, obstruction became the new normal. Reporters might as well have written about the sun rising in the east.

56-14 win,

House also suggested Brees take a food allergy test to shore up his nutrition. It turned out Brees was allergic to nuts, dairy, wheat, gluten, and eggs.

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