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" When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.' "

Colin Kaepernick

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" I have great respect for the men and women that have fought for this country. I have family, I have friends that have gone and fought for this country. And they fight for freedom, they fight for the people, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone. "

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" People are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up as far as, you know, giving freedom and justice and liberty to everybody. "

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" To try to prey on athletes' livelihoods while one is going through a tough time is embarrassing to me. "

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" People can talk all they want; that doesn't affect how I go about my business. "

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" I'm not too big on feelings. "

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" I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put their selves in harm's way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country, and my freedom to take a seat or take a knee, so I have the utmost respect for them, and I think what I did was taken out of context and spun a different way. "

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" Victor Cruz just got his deal with Givenchy - amazing. I was so excited for him. That was amazing. So I think there are great opportunities for a lot of athletes out there. "

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" I'll never take the easy way out. "

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" I think I'm very good at reading coverage and knowing where I want to go with the ball before the ball is snapped. "

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" To me, when people say, 'Oh, you're a freak athlete,' it's bittersweet. It's a huge compliment to say, 'O.K., you have physical abilities that are kind of above and beyond.' But at the same time, I feel like it diminishes the mental side of the game. "

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" I do want to be a representative of the African community, and I want to hold myself and dress myself in a way that reflects that. I want black kids to see me and think, 'Okay, he's carrying himself as a black man, and that's how a black man should carry himself.' "

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" I have great teammates around me who make plays. "

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" I trained with a few Olympic runners and jumpers. Just to try to get a little bit faster, a little bit better. Anything I could do to try to get a little bit better and stay ahead of the competition. "

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" I think being shy or a little bit more mild-mannered is more how you treat people and how you go about your business, not necessarily how you dress or things of that nature. "

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" It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset. "

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" The support I've gotten from my teammates has been great. "

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" I love America. "

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" I'm not incapable of going through things. "

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" 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.' "

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" Feelings aren't going to help me win a game. "

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" 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. "

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" Thankfully, God blessed me with some legs that move pretty good, and we also get to wear pads, so I should be alright. "

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