Coming from college, where they tell you exactly what you have to do, and they tell you have to be at this at this time, you kind of get punishment for that. Now you’re in the NFL, and you have to do it on your own.
PATRICK MAHOMES III have a lot of guys around me that help make my job easier.
More Patrick Mahomes II Quotes
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I’m a little quick – I can run a little bit – but I know I can’t make a lot happen. So my thinking always was, ‘Why don’t you put it in the fast guys’ hands and let them make plays.
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Until you get there, you never know what to expect.
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The best thing about it is you’re showing kids that no matter where you grow up, what race you are, that you can achieve your dream.
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Every experience, good or bad, you have to learn from.
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You have to learn and develop from every experience you see on the field. I might see an unscouted blitz. I might see different coverages than I’m expecting. So I need to process and make those adjustments as I go.
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When I was young I used to eat ketchup sandwiches – just bread and ketchup.
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I want people to know that I’m going to leave every single thing on the field.
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I try to just focus in on being in the same routine every single day.
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No one really sees pro athletes behind the scenes. They don’t know how hard they work. They don’t see how you work on the basics. They couldn’t possibly know. You wouldn’t think that someone who hits like Alex Rodriguez needs to use a tee every day. But that’s how he stayed on top of it.
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The furthest I have even thrown the ball was 85 yards. But I had a little wind at my back, so I don’t claim that one.
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It’s not like I mean to throw no-look passes. I think it kind of happens out of instinct. As I do it, I’m like, ‘Dang, I didn’t even mean to do that.
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Definitely, as a competitor, you want to get out there and play.
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You want to be in the first round. That’s the dream. That’s what you see on draft night.
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Never change who you are, and be the best you can be.
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You dream of your first NFL start when you’re a little kid, playing football in the backyard, but until you get there, you never know what to expect.
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