Calvin Johnson Quotes

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Calvin Johnson

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 29, 1985

When you're in the game, you're still in the moment.

Calvin Johnson

I think any time you bring those guys in, one with a lot of playoff experience, with rings - those guys won - guys in the locker room gravitate towards those guys. Those guys have been there, so there's a lot that they can teach the guys.

Calvin Johnson

Sometimes, it's just unfortunate you get injured in the game. But you can definitely take strides to prevent those things.

Calvin Johnson

My biggest regret is that I wasn't able to help give our fans a championship.

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You shouldn't put your hands on a woman. Simple as that.

Calvin Johnson

You want to be smart. You don't want to put yourself in a position where you can't be there for the team when it comes down to the end.

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When I was in college, I used to love to watch football on Sundays.

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I had fun while I did it, and I left it all out there on the field. I'm tapped out.

Calvin Johnson

Anything negative that comes at me throughout the week, you just take it and put it in that box over there for motivation and use it on Sunday.

Calvin Johnson

I'm just going out there and doing exactly what I'm coached and doing exactly what I'm supposed to do and just trying to help this team win.

Calvin Johnson

You know what's funny? There's times when you catch a ball and really didn't even see that ball. You're like, 'That couldn't have been all me.'

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I'm going to discipline my kids, and can't no one tell me how to discipline my kids.

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God gave me the ability, so why not? Go out there and play for Him. Maximize the talent He gave you.

Calvin Johnson

Not many of my friends I had from college are playing in this league. Everybody knows it's a privilege, so you definitely don't knock it because you never know where you may end up.

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Concussions happen. If not on every play, then they happen like every other, every third play, you know.

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I'm just a worker.

Calvin Johnson

The team doctor, the team trainers, they work for the team. And I love 'em, you know. They're some good people, you know. They want to see you do good. But at the same time, they work for the team, you know. They're trying to do whatever they can to get you back on the field and make your team look good.

Calvin Johnson

For me, to just have my own shoe is unbelievable. As a kid, you see Jordans and wonder what that feels like to have your own shoe, and the fact that I have one is really surreal.

Calvin Johnson

We all understand it's a privilege just to be playing in this league.

Calvin Johnson

All the energy, all the pain, sweat and tears that go into it, the amount I had to put in to get me to where I had to play, it was more taxing on me physically and mentally than it was good for me.

Calvin Johnson