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" The reason why I play 'Madden' is because in 'Madden,' I can control everything, and in the game of life and the game of football, you can't. It's kind of like an outlet. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" It's like, I go through life, and all these relationship that I have, they're more like acquaintances than they are true relationships. It's not fulfilling. I don't know. It's a very cold feeling at times, but it's what I'm comfortable with. "

" Honestly, I think the combine is a waste of time. The effort should be in film watching, physicals, and mental evaluations. "

" If there are cracks in your armor, your opponent is going to find them. "

" 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. "

" I take pride in my craft, and I work extremely hard. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" If you can play football, you can play football. Measurables at the combine don't change that. "

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

" The NFL cares about one thing, and that's the NFL. That's the bottom line. "

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

Doug Baldwin

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" Communities have changed. Our society is changing. Sometimes I feel like our law enforcement, the public services, they don't have enough resources to keep up with the changes that we see in our society. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" What separates me is I'm a dog. I use that term very strongly because that's what I am. That's why I have an angry demeanor. It's not a front. It's not a face. "

" The route may, say, go across the field for 22 yards. I know I have to be there, but how I get there is where they allow me to be creative. "

Doug Baldwin

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" I've been blessed enough to be on a great team, gone to the divisional round five years in a row or whatever it was. That's special. Not everybody gets an opportunity to do that. "

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

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