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.
PATRICK MAHOMES IIIt’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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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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Kids in sports – it makes such an impact in life with the lessons that you learn.
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You can always regret just missing it, but as a football player, you have to move on to the next play.
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Until you get there, you never know what to expect.
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I just try to be the best Patrick Mahomes I can be.
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I just try to learn from every mistake that I make so that I never make them again.
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The team aspect of football and just playing quarterback, having the ball in your hands, having to make the plays, that was definitely something I loved.
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Definitely, as a competitor, you want to get out there and play.
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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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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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Good third-down teams are teams that usually have success in this league. –
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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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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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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 was a good student and stuff like that.
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Throughout my whole football career, I have always known I wasn’t the fastest guy.
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I try to just focus in on being in the same routine every single day.
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I think, as quarterback and as a football player, you always want to get better.
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You can tell when coaches have a confidence in you.
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In the pocket, I usually keep two hands on the ball.
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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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I just try to learn from every mistake that I make so that I never make them again.
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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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I want people to know that I’m going to leave every single thing on the field.
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