Austin Seferian-Jenkins Quotes

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 29, 1992

You have setbacks in your life, and adversity. You can be discouraged about it or have courage to get through it and be better.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Foot work, hand-eye coordination. There's a lot of things. If you just watch basketball, you can tell where it would help someone who's receiving the ball.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I'm not trying to get in good graces of anybody. I just want to be myself and be the guy that helps out in the community, because that's who I am.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I'm going to take full advantage of my opportunities.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I think people make a really big deal that I'm this big character-issue guy, and I've got red flags. I'm not.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I need to take care of my mom and making sure she's financially OK. She's done so much for me, it's the least thing I can do.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

My thing of not playing offensive tackle is the health issue. I don't want to be that big. That could end up not being good for your health.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I think I just need more time to refine my skills, and I can be a dominant pass rusher.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I've played this game since I was in second grade, and there's nothing more important to me than playing football.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

My dad showed me a football and would throw it up and have my dog - a German Shepherd - chase me around when I went after the ball. I caught it because I was scared of that dog. The next year, my dad talked to the commissioner of a local league and convinced him to let me play as a first grader with third graders.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I'm a player, the coaches coach.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

You've got to invest your own time, invest your own resources into creating a better world, not only for yourself but for the people you surround yourself with.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I just want to be the best version of me.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I think that people that don't really understand the game of football and are just fans that think people just show up on Saturday and go, I don't think they understand the work that we put in here and what our schemes are and what we're trying to do.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I'm who I am. I'm confident. I think it's weird if you're not confident.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I kind of knew. I said, 'Yeah, I'm not going to be able to play in the NBA. That's just not going to happen. Let that dream go.'

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Sometimes I get emotional. I let my emotions get the best of me.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I want to be a dominant pass rusher. I think I can do that with my body type and my work ethic.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I love donating my time and serving other people. Just seeing the faces of people in need light up when they see you... There is no way I can put it into words. You feel like you did something right.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

I really have a love and passion for football. I enjoy basketball, but it's not something I love. You have to let things go that are not for you.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins