I 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.
PATRICK MAHOMES IINot 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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In the pocket, I usually keep two hands on the ball.
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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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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 try to just focus in on being in the same routine every single day.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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I have a lot of guys around me that help make my job easier.
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If you want to win games in this league, you have to be efficient.
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I love being able to come in every single day and work out and watch film and practice with guys who are all striving for the same goal.
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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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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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I was a good student and stuff like that.
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