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" I'm still conscious of whether people really accept me, but that insecurity makes me stronger. "
Doug Baldwin
People
Me
Insecurity
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" I've heard all my life how I'm too short or not big enough to play this game. It's nothing new. "
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" There aren't enough people who are passionate with what they do. They're content just going through life being mediocre, being average. They don't want to thrive. They don't want to strive for greater. They're happy being where they are. "
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" Honestly, I think the combine is a waste of time. The effort should be in film watching, physicals, and mental evaluations. "
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" Honestly, I don't believe in luck. "
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" As a human, I feel extremely compelled to use my platform and my influence in whatever way for the benefit and not just for my sole benefit. "
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" If you take a step back and you look at the overall picture, there's a lot of teams in this league that could use a quarterback of Colin Kaepernick's ability. "
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" I want to know what coverage it is every single time. I want to line up and be able to read what the defense is trying to do to me so I can get open. "
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" I'm not the fastest, the strongest, the most athletic, the tallest. But in order for me to be good at what I do, I have to focus on my craft so much that it alleviates those other things. I can't have personal relationships like other people do. I can't spend time on that. "
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Time
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" I didn't have a lot of good film coming out of college. Also, my height didn't help me at all. I ran a decent 40, but no one would call it blazing speed. "
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Height
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College
" Here in Washington State, I've supported efforts to provide our law enforcement with the proper training and resources required to meet their changing and demanding needs of their job. In doing so, I feel that the community and the law enforcement relationship will gratefully benefit from a renewed sense of responsibility and accountability. "
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Relationship
Community
" The greatest tragedy for any human being is going through their entire lives believing the only perspective that matters is their own. "
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Tragedy
Own
Matters
" I've just stopped worrying about what the game plan looks like, how many targets am I going to have in a game, all of the stuff that would distract me when having fun out there on the football field. It's allowed me to be less stressed and enjoy my teammates more and go out there with a loose mentality and have more fun. "
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Me
Having Fun
" Before I became a leader, I thought success was all about building myself up. But then, once I became a leader, I realized that success is about building others up. "
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Success
Thought
Leader
" I support Kam Chancellor as a person. "
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Chancellor
Person
Support
" I don't have a chip on my shoulder. I have a boulder on my shoulder. "
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Chip
Shoulder
Boulder
" Change is inevitable, change will always happen, but you have to apply direction to change, and that's when it's progress. "
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Direction
Progress
You
" It's not going to matter, but there's a part of me, a human part of me, that wants to be 60 years old, watching a Seahawks game, and they're talking about the days back when I was playing. I want to be able to feel that. I want to know what that feels like. "
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Me
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Back
" I think you have to have a bit of an anger-management issue, to be honest with you. Usually, slot guys are a lot smaller and quicker, but at the same time, you have to go in there and block linebackers and safeties, and so you have to be aggressive. "
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Think
Time
Aggressive
" I don't know how to put this, but to some people, the NFL is basically modern-day slavery. Don't get me wrong - we get paid a lot of money. There's a sense of 'shut up and play,' that this is entertainment for other people. Then, when we go out in public, we're like zoo animals. We're not human beings. "
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Zoo
Slavery
People
" As a competitor, I try to do everything in my power to control the uncontrollable. "
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Control
Try
Power
" You're always fighting the demons. "
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Demons
Always
You
" I take pride in my craft, and I work extremely hard. "
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Craft
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" Let's be honest: Everyone has got their opinion. It doesn't mean their opinion is an intelligent one. "
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Intelligent
Got
Opinion
" It's easy in this world, in this business, to get caught up and get jealous of people. "
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People
Jealous
Easy
" I'm on the record as saying Andrew Luck can be the greatest quarterback who ever played the game of football. I've seen him do some unbelievable things that I still can't believe a quarterback was able to do. I have tremendous respect for that guy. "
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Football
Believe
Luck
" We have to enforce training that is more emphasized on de-escalation tactics and crisis management control. Once we do that, then we have to put measures in place to reward the officers who are the good officers, which is the majority of them. Then we have to hold accountable the officers that are not abiding by the policies and those laws. "
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Good
Training
Management
" I appreciate the fans who come out here, and they support us, but it's football. We're not saving lives. We're not police officers. We're not doctors. We're football players, first and foremost. If you want to stop watching the game because a guy feels strongly about a very serious topic that's going on in our society, then that's your choice. "
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Police
Society
Support
" Instincts are learned on the football field through experience. It's vital in sports because things happen so rapidly that you have to rely on your instincts at times to make quick decisions. "
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Decisions
Sports
Football
" I would say I had anger-management issues, to be honest with you. But it was only on the football field. "
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" I loved playing video games when I was younger, loved playing with Legos - the tech nerd, that was me for sure. "
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