Chris Harris, Jr. Quotes

Chris Harris, Jr.

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 18, 1989

It doesn't matter where you start out, it's where you end up.

Chris Harris, Jr.

You're going to hit some rough patches. You're going to run into obstacles. People are going to say, 'You can't do it.' But you have to persevere. You have to keep working hard and believing in yourself.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I know I can go outside and have better numbers than I put up in the slot.

Chris Harris, Jr.

It's tough when you get beat. You have to be able to come back mentally. Sometimes the offense is going to win, but you have to be able to be level-headed and not get too upset when they do catch the ball.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I want to be active. I want to be able to show everything I can do. I can blitz. I can cover. I can play zone and play man. I can do it all.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I think I was just very determined, on a whole other level, just to play in this league.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I like playmakers, man, if it's a playmaker on defense or offense, just a guy who is going to put up some points, a guy who's going to be able to change the game.

Chris Harris, Jr.

That's the only way you can stop a guy like Cam Newton. Hit him. He's unstoppable, so whenever he does try to run like a running back, you got to punish him.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I knew I needed to find a way to stay out of trouble and to have good grades to be able to stand out.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I like to give kids motivation and tell them my story.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I'm undrafted. It's always going to be like that. I have to go above and beyond on everything that I do, even though I have the stats.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I would love to be in a zone concept every once in a while. Probably later on in my career.

Chris Harris, Jr.

You always respect the vets.

Chris Harris, Jr.

The letters I get from people, a lot of people are very appreciative. I get stacks of letters. I'll do an event, and all the kids will send me all kinds of letters, and that right there is enough motivation to keep doing it.

Chris Harris, Jr.

As a cornerback, you only get probably about 5 chances to really impact the game.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I always have been a guy that's always smiling, always laughing.

Chris Harris, Jr.

The underdog is a person that's at risk, a person that has a lot of big trials you have to overcome. I mean, that was my life.

Chris Harris, Jr.

I had to really work for everything. I'm definitely an underdog. I think Jesus made me be in that situation to be able to relate to more people. That's why give back to the at-risk kids.

Chris Harris, Jr.

You're out there on an island. It's just you and the best receiver, man-to-man, in one-on-one coverage a lot of the time. And you don't really get any help. If you get beat, everyone can see. If you get scored on, everyone knows. That's the difficulty of playing corner.

Chris Harris, Jr.

My strategy is just to always compete. Even if they catch 10 balls on me, I make sure that they have to fight for every one of those. That's worked for me.

Chris Harris, Jr.