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Robert Griffin III, born on February 12, 1990, is an American football quarterback. He showcased his exceptional football talent during his college years and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the 2012 NFL Draft, becoming the team's youngest starting quarterback in history. Known for his speed, agility, and passing ability, Griffin was twice named to the NFL Pro Bowl.

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“When God opens that door of opportunity, run through it full speed.”

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“I hope somebody falls in love with me - other than my fiancee. But that's what you want. As a player you want a team that really wants you; head coach, GM, owner, everybody that really wants you in their place and the players believe in you. I'm looking forward to making somebody fall in love with me.”

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“My job is to build that belief in every coach and every owner, that they can put the franchise in my hands and I can take it uphill from there. Obviously, everyone wants to be No. 1, but I'm not going to campaign. I'm just going to go out and show what I've got.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“Every time I step out on that field, I'm 100 percent. My teammates know that. They know what I'm out there dealing with. I know what I'm out there dealing with. But when it comes to my mindset, I'm 100 percent.”

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“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.”

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“Every time you step on the football field in between those lines you're putting your life, your career, every single ligament in your body in jeopardy.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“I like to think I'm pretty smart with what I was able to do academically, but whenever I get on the field I turn into the Incredible Hulk and I am unstoppable.”

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“I try to keep my confidence on the charts, but I'm a confident guy as well. You've got to be that way. If you don't think that you're the best, then you won't perform that way.”

Ifs Thinking Way Trying Wells Guy You Re The Best

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“Respect talent. Get respect where respect is due, but don't be caught up in yourself where you do things obliviously and not pay attention to what is going on.”

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“I hate to talk about myself like that, but if I had to straight up tell a head coach or an owner why they should take me, it's because I'm the best in everything I've done.”

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“To me, it's not necessarily about whom you vote for, it's more about the fact that you go out and exercise that right. There's a lot of people who fight for our right to vote and people in other countries fighting for other peoples' right to vote and I think everyone should exercise that vote.”

People Thinking Should Country Facts Fighting Exercise Vote Other Countries Right To Vote

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“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.”

Knows Want I Can Play Lasts Guy Waiting Team Picks Excited Pick Me Madden

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“It's always a lot more fun as a quarterback if you can do things you don't normally get to do. So if I can catch a pass and make a play for the team, that's what I'm willing to do.”

Ifs I Can Play Fun Can Do Team Willing Quarterback

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“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.”

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“People would say I'm more polished as a passer than Tebow and Cam, but I'm not as physical a runner. But I am 6'2, 223, and I can throw with the best of them.”

People I Can Runners Polished Tebow

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“My dad served 21 years and my mom did 13, so through that process, they taught me that I always have to give back.”

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“I just try to make sure every day that I'm blessed to live on this earth that I seize that day. I'm 25 and, you know, I know with each passing second, I'm getting older. So, I might well seize every single one of those seconds and make sure I'm doing as much as I possibly can in the community to know we worked hard for this and to instill that into everybody around me is truly my goal.”

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

Sports Differences Team Talent Football Mindset

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“For me, a quarterback's best friend, especially a young quarterback's best friend, is a coach who believes in him.”

Believe Young Friendship Coaches Quarterback

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“Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.”

Ifs Hard Pay Talent Hard Work Beats Hard Work Pays Off Hardwork And Determination

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“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.”

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“You can be a catalyst for change but change never really entirely happens just because of one guy.”

Happens Guy Catalyst Catalyst For Change

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

America Defined African American Never Change

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

People Trying Football Exciting Down And Blow Defense

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“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.”

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“If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma'am. And you've got to have that kind of structure in your life. It kind of helped me be that disciplined person that I am, whether it's with workouts, film or just the game of football.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“I grew up in the military. I've lived that life. I know that our soldiers are out there fighting for our right to vote, and they're out there fighting for other countries' rights to vote... Guys have been dying for it, and we have to go out and exercise it.”

Knows Has Beens Country Guy Fighting Rights Dying Military Grew Exercise Grew Up Vote Soldier Other Countries Right To Vote

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“As a quarterback, obviously, you're going to be put in the forefront whether you like it or not, and if you're not then you're not doing your job.”

Ifs Jobs You Like It Quarterback

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“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.”

Thinking Way Wells Persons Play Football Normal

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“I don't play too much into the color game, because I don't want to be the best African American quarterback, I want to be the best quarterback.”

Want Play Games Too Much Color African American Being The Best Quarterback

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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.”

Years Two War Kids Parent Military Huge Mom Dad Discipline

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“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.”

People Men Lord Type Rings

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

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“Teams are going to try to hit me because they think I can't take a hit. I think I've proven over my career that I can.”

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

Trying Speak Goal Talent Prove

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

Thinking Should Play Balls Throwing

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“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.”

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“Whatever team you go to, you want to have guys who help you be successful there.”

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

Thinking Play Team Special Population Relate

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“As long as I can run fast, track will always be an option. But right now I'm focused on football because the NFL is knocking on my door and I'm not going to slam it in its face.”

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“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.”

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Born: February 12, 1990
Known for: Football player
Quotes: 82

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