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" 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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" 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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" The greatest tragedy for any human being is going through their entire lives believing the only perspective that matters is their own. "

" It's easy in this world, in this business, to get caught up and get jealous of people. "

" I'm still conscious of whether people really accept me, but that insecurity makes me stronger. "

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" We play a very violent sport, and sometimes it leads to a lot of emotion, a lot of testosterone getting built up, and it comes out in various ways. "

" 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. "

" 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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Having Fun

" I've always been the type that's more about academics and technology. "

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Technology

" 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. "

" I've heard all my life how I'm too short or not big enough to play this game. It's nothing new. "

" I care about what's best for everyone around me. "

" As cliche as it sounds, I've always told myself, 'Don't worry about the things you can't control. Control the things you can control.' That battle has beat up on me for years. "

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Control

" I'm not one of those typical receivers who's like a robot in the slot or outside. "

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Outside

Those

" Not that I don't care about winning or I don't care about doing well, but I have to care less about the things that happen that are outside of my control. "

" You're always fighting the demons. "

" I'm a religious man. I believe in God. "

" I've got a chip on my shoulder, and honestly, I've always had it, but I don't think about it in those terms, like I'm trying to be better than this guy or that guy. It just helps keep me focused. "

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Always

Trying

" 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. "

" I read a lot. I try to gain as much knowledge as I possibly can and listen to people, because I don't know what I don't know. "

" As a competitor, I try to do everything in my power to control the uncontrollable. "

" Good instincts are vital to longevity in the NFL. "

" I feel like I am a better person because of my struggles, because of my challenges and persevering through them and realizing the mistakes that I've made, correcting them. "

" Change is inevitable, change will always happen, but you have to apply direction to change, and that's when it's progress. "

" If you want to get anything done, you have to start somewhere. "

" My father's a police officer, and he's told me numerous times about his training and how they've gone through what they call verbal judo, which is essentially them trying to de-escalate the situation. "

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Father

" 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. "

" As we've grown as a country, we've allowed our fears and our doubts and our questions about things that we don't know to become more divisive than uniting us as a country, as a people. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Anytime you get to go up against guys that have done well in this league, who have dominated in this league, you have got to rise to the challenge. "

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You

Rise