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" I think, between the tattoos, the way I dress, the way I talk, people don't think it should go together with a franchise quarterback or someone that's leading the team or representing the organization. "

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Colin Kaepernick

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My Life

" To me, when people say, 'Oh, you're a freak athlete,' it's bittersweet. It's a huge compliment to say, 'O.K., you have physical abilities that are kind of above and beyond.' But at the same time, I feel like it diminishes the mental side of the game. "

" When I'm actually getting off the bus, I still have my gospel playing. That's the way-to-the-game kind of music. "

" Jim Tomsula is going to be great coach for us. Players' coach. Always around the guys. Someone that's willing to listen to what the players say and has their intake. "

" I'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. "

" The biggest thing is I watch myself: What I need to improve on, what I can do different. "

" A lot of them have families to feed, and I think it's a tragic situation where players aren't comfortable speaking what's on their mind or what's right because they're afraid of consequences that come along with it. That's not an ideal environment for anybody. "

" Quarterbacks can still have good bodies. I'm always conscious of the stereotype. I want to change what people think. There's a lot more to it than what you see on the field. "

" People can talk all they want; that doesn't affect how I go about my business. "

" I don't want people to think you have to look a certain way or be a certain mold to be able to be a quarterback. "

" I have great respect for people's right to believe what they want to believe. And I don't think anybody should be prosecuted or judged based on what their beliefs are. "

" Victor Cruz just got his deal with Givenchy - amazing. I was so excited for him. That was amazing. So I think there are great opportunities for a lot of athletes out there. "

" People are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up as far as, you know, giving freedom and justice and liberty to everybody. "

" I was not going to let people tell me what I'm capable of. "

" Its a touchy subject, 'cause I never want to take it there, where it seems like it's all about race. But I feel like that's something that comes along with the territory of being a black quarterback. When you have success - 'Oh, you're a freak athlete.' Not, 'Oh, you're a good quarterback.' "

" I'm here to play football. "

" I'm still trying to improve. Everything I can do to improve every part of my game - I'm going to do it. "

" I never felt that I was supposed to be white. Or black, either. My parents just wanted to let me be who I needed to be. "

Colin Kaepernick

Black

Just

" I think that's something that's hard for this country to address, is what the real issues are and coming to the point where we can admit that these are issues. Once we admit that, we can deal with it, we can fix them, and we can make this country and these communities a better place. "

" I don't look at film that closely about my mechanics of where's my elbow at. "

" I have a very high expectation for everything I do. And when I go out and compete, I expect myself to make every play. "

" I'm not too big on feelings. "

" Whether football's here or not, I will be fine. I go out, I play to win. "

" It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset. "

" People are terrified of them to the point where Trump wants to ban all Muslims from coming here, which is ridiculous. "

" All my tattoos, they've been thought out, thought over, been a work in progress for at least a year before I've got them. So I'm not walking into a tattoo shop, picking tattoos off a wall. It's something that means something to me. It's something that I believe in. "

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Thought

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" The NFL is a performance-based business, so you should have to perform to earn some of your money. At the same time, I realize that my success isn't just because of what I do out there. "

" You have to be able to do everything as a quarterback, and that's not necessarily taking care of your job but making sure you're preparing everyone else to go out and play well. And make sure you have them in the right mindset when they step on the field. "

" I felt the way people talked to me was like, 'It's OK to be No. 2 in the NFL, a backup,' and things like that. That's never been my approach. "

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