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" There's far more that goes into being a professional athlete than being a college athlete. So many differences that people don't realize. It's not just about playing football and getting paid to do it. There's a lot of things that you have to deal with. "

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" I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge. "

Robert Griffin III

Discipline

Mom

Parents

" There's something about football that's exciting. The defense is trying to shut you down and you're trying to blow people up. "

" That's the goal. Just to go out and not try to prove anybody wrong but just let your talents speak for themselves. "

" I don't picture myself as a normal person when I play football, and I don't think anyone else pictures me that way as well. "

" You can say whatever you want; it doesn't matter. It doesn't faze me. I'll still go out and do what I have to do, whether that's making A's in the classroom or doing well on the field. "

" There's a couple things you don't talk about in life, and that's race, religion and politics. I try to make sure I don't talk about politics at all. "

" People have said some really good things about my performance, and that's what I'm happy about, what I'm excited about. I was able to go out there, and like I said, I put my best foot forward. "

" I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be 'the' guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I'm going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level. "

" You don't have to go out there and fit the mold of what a quarterback is supposed to be. Make your own mold and do the best at each role. If you can run with the best and throw with the best, you can be the best quarterback in your own version of the position. "

Robert Griffin III

Best

Run

" Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference. "

" Whenever you can relate to the population of the team that you play for, I think it makes it that much more special. "

Robert Griffin III

You

Think

" I don't do too much outside of football during football season, because this is my job and I take it seriously. I don't do too much, don't really go out at all that much, don't eat out or anything, try to stay focused and stay to myself. "

" I am an African-American in America. That will never change. But I don't have to be defined by that. "

Robert Griffin III

Never

I Am

" Whoever I can go out every week and motivate to do better and to try to go after their dreams, I'm up for that. "

" I think if you're a good high school player that you have the ability to be a good college football player. If you're a good college football then you have the ability to be a great NFL player. "

" My parents raised me to not ever look at race or color, so it doesn't have a big part in my self-identity. "

" When you have fans who are hassling you the entire game and you ignore them, they respect you because their job is to try and distract you. And if they don't distract you, that means you're focused on doing your job. And who knows, by the end, sometimes you even win them over. "

" The day I think about throwing the ball away at the beginning of a play, I should stop playing. "

" I have no preferred team, but everyone wants to go No. 1 in the draft. Even the guy who gets picked last in the draft wants to go No. 1. But I just know that whoever picks me, I'm going to be excited to play for that team, and I can't wait to see myself in 'Madden' on that team. "

Robert Griffin III

Myself

Know

" You know, I started this process of being a football player and I'm going to make it to the NFL very soon and I plan on finishing that. And by 'finishing that,' I mean that I'm going to go out and be the best that I can be and put everything forth to make that happen. "

" People have called me Superman my whole life. In various sports, that seems to be the common theme. My favorite superhero is actually the Incredible Hulk. He's the only superhero that can't die. "

Robert Griffin III

Life

Die

" I know I'm the No. 1 quarterback for the Washington Redskins, and that's all that matters in my heart. That's all I wanted. I wanted a team that wanted me, and I found that. "

Robert Griffin III

Team

Found

" It's not about talent once you get to the NFL because everyone's got it. It's about being willing to go that extra mile to be the best and that's something that I've always done. "

Robert Griffin III

Done

You

" I was a freshman All-American, and I tore my ACL in the third game. But God has a plan for everything. I had a chance to turn away from Him in that situation or draw closer to Him. I decided to draw closer to Him, and came back stronger from it. "

" I try to associate myself as just being myself - and being a person, an American citizen, going out there every day and just trying to be successful. "

" For me, you don't ever want to be defined by the color of your skin. You want to be defined by your work ethic, the person that you are, your character, your personality. That's what I've tried to go out and do. "

" Man, I love the 'Lord of the Rings' movies. Some people would say I'm weird for liking those types of movies, but they are so cool. "

" Making it to the NFL is a huge accomplishment. Making it in the NFL is a huge accomplishment, but I haven't done that yet. No matter how many games we've played, it's still hard to figure out when you've made it in the NFL. "

" Warren Moon and Doug Williams really didn't run that much. That's the negative stereotype when it comes to African-American quarterbacks, that most of us just run. Those guys threw it around. I like to think I can throw it around a little bit. "

" You always give credit where credit is due - to high school coaches, college coaches - but my dad, the foundation that he built with me, is where all of this came from. The speed, the determination, the mindset, just the natural belief that you can do anything you put your mind to, it all comes from my dad. "