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 was that little kid: I was the one that was looking up to athletes and getting to see them and getting to be a part of it, and I remember those experiences.
More Patrick Mahomes II Quotes
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Never change who you are, and be the best you can be.
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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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I try to just focus in on being in the same routine every single day.
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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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I feel like, even if something goes wrong, I have confidence in myself and my team that we’ll fix it.
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Definitely, as a competitor, you want to get out there and play.
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Good third-down teams are teams that usually have success in this league. –
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If you want to win games in this league, you have to be efficient.
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You see Tom Brady, you see Alex Smith, and you see all those guys in the pocket and how quick they are with their footwork and how they get the ball out fast. I have to get like that.
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I think, as quarterback and as a football player, you always want to get better.
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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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Kids in sports – it makes such an impact in life with the lessons that you learn.
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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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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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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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