I want people to know that I’m going to leave every single thing on the field.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIYou can have the big arm, and that’s good, and it helps out in the games, but it doesn’t help you necessarily win games.
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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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Not a lot of people see that when you’re growing up. You don’t get to see that people really have to work hard to become as good as they are.
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When I scramble and do those things, I try to look downfield, look for the playmakers, put it in their hands, and let them make all the big plays happen.
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When you’re in this league, you have to do something every single day. You have off days, but those off days are usually watching film.
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East Texas isn’t known for producing quarterbacks. I was never really on the football circuit. I wasn’t the type of guy that put my name out there.
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It’s a challenge for all quarterbacks, though: You want to make the big play; you want to throw a touchdown every single play. But at the same time, you have to know that it’s a process.
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You can have the big arm, and that’s good, and it helps out in the games, but it doesn’t help you necessarily win games.
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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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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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Every experience, good or bad, you have to learn from.
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When I was young I used to eat ketchup sandwiches – just bread and ketchup.
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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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I didn’t start playing football a lot until I was in high school. I played it in seventh and eighth grade, but I didn’t play Pop Warner or anything.
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Playing the scout-team quarterback in practice really helped develop my game.
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Until you get there, you never know what to expect.
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