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" I'll always be a fan of coach Harbaugh. Not too sure about Michigan. "
Colin Kaepernick
Too
Always
Sure
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" We have a lot of people that are oppressed. We have a lot of people that aren't treated equally, aren't given equal opportunities. Police brutality is a huge thing that needs to be addressed. There are a lot of issues that need to be talked about, need to be brought to life, and we need to fix those. "
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Police
Fix
Life
" Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young. "
Colin Kaepernick
Mental Health
Team
Win
" 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
Me
" You have to train hard and be strong while staying flexible and limber, so I'm trying to find that balance. "
Colin Kaepernick
Train
Balance
Be Strong
" When it comes down to it, you're playing football regardless of what offense you're in. "
Colin Kaepernick
Offense
You
Down
" I think the biggest part of my game that's underestimated is the mental part of it. "
Colin Kaepernick
Game
I Think
Mental
" I love America. "
Colin Kaepernick
I Love
Love
America
" To try to prey on athletes' livelihoods while one is going through a tough time is embarrassing to me. "
Colin Kaepernick
Through
Tough
Try
" This stand wasn't because I feel like I'm being put down in any kind of way. This is because I'm seeing things happen to people that don't have a voice: people that don't have a platform to talk and have their voices heard and affect change. So I'm in the position where I can do that, and I'm going to do that for people that can't. "
Colin Kaepernick
People
Stand
Voice
" If you work hard and perform well, it doesn't matter whether you're 20 or 40. People are going to follow, and you can go in there and run the show. "
Colin Kaepernick
Work Hard
Run
Work
" Unless you're being carted off, you should be on the field. "
Colin Kaepernick
Off
Unless
You
" I'm still trying to improve. Everything I can do to improve every part of my game - I'm going to do it. "
Colin Kaepernick
I Can
Trying
Everything
" As far as jeans and shirts, I rock a lot of different things. "
Colin Kaepernick
Rock
Things
Jeans
" I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. "
Colin Kaepernick
People
I Am
Flag
" I'll never take the easy way out. "
Colin Kaepernick
Way
Easy
Easy Way
" I don't look like my high school self anymore. I feel like I look more like an adult now. "
Colin Kaepernick
Look
High School
School
" 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. "
Colin Kaepernick
NFL
Money
Business
" My parents told me from the time I can remember that, 'Yeah, you're adopted. But this is your family.' I can remember my mom, she tells me this story: when I was little, I was looking at her, and I was like, 'Why isn't my skin the same color as yours?' She was like, 'Oh, you're adopted, but I wish I had pretty brown skin like you.' "
Colin Kaepernick
Parents
Mom
Me
" I'm going to speak the truth when I'm asked about it. "
Colin Kaepernick
Going
Truth
Asked
" I have great respect for the religion. I know a lot of people that are Muslim and are phenomenal people. "
Colin Kaepernick
Respect
Religion
People
" I don't watch too much TV when it comes to sports or news or things like that. "
Colin Kaepernick
Like
Sports
Too Much
" Training, that's my specialty. "
Colin Kaepernick
Specialty
Training
" We have a presidential candidate who's deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn't make sense to me, because if that was any other person, you'd be in prison. So what is this country really standing for? "
Colin Kaepernick
You
Prison
Person
" At the end of the day, you have to look at, 'Are they knowledgeable? Are they doing their job?' Not what their appearance is. "
Colin Kaepernick
You
Look
End Of The Day
" To me, I've played full seasons and had success. Mentally, I've been through it before. I'm not incapable of going through this. "
Colin Kaepernick
Success
Going
Me
" 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. "
Colin Kaepernick
Think
Environment
Situation
" Once I get into the locker room, I turn on stuff to get me hyped up. Mainly, it's a lot of rap music. "
Colin Kaepernick
Room
Rap Music
Music
" 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. "
Colin Kaepernick
Dress
People
Team
" 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. "
Colin Kaepernick
Way
You
Look
" I'm not incapable of going through things. "
Colin Kaepernick
Through
Going
Things