Chris Long Quotes

Chris Long

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 28, 1985

If I never got cut, I wouldn't have the Super Bowl ring.

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In New England, I learned so much about football. I always thought I was a smart player, even though I never thought about anything but the six inches in front of my face. In New England, I was forced to learn so many schematic concepts.

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America's an awesome country, man. Everybody knows that.

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Some people are tired of hearing me tweet because they want me to stick to football but I like to use social media like I was a regular guy because I think I am.

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I never mean to make a headline where it's like, 'Chris Long unsure.' I never try to make it sound like I'm under the impression it matters either way if I play or anybody cares.

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I wouldn't be anywhere close to where I am today without my pops. I think a lot of a football player's makeup is mental, and I've been blessed to have someone to learn from. Not just from a technical standpoint, but everything he taught me about being a hard worker, a teammate and just being a football player.

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For Laura Ingraham to go after LeBron for speaking out politically is ridiculous.

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I think the one commonality between the two Super Bowl teams I've been on is great, great teammates. I can honestly say that guys in Philly could definitely thrive in New England and vice versa - if you throw out the scheme differences.

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When I grew up, I had everything you could ask for, and I kind of didn't appreciate it. Because it was a given for me. Everybody that grew up in my neighborhood was going to have an opportunity to go to college. I took that for granted. I always regret that.

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At the end of the day, Coach Belichick does a great job of bringing in people he knows that will fit well.

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I love Philadelphia.

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The older you get, it is harder to prepare physically, even if you have all the experience in the world. You're more sore the next day, you can't pack in as much, and you have to train smarter. You have to pay attention to more subtle things like your warmup routine or core work.

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Any football player will tell you that in July you get this dark cloud over you if you know camp's coming.

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I was a Panthers fan growing up, being close to Carolina.

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I think preparing every week like it's the most important game in the world makes things a little easier once you get in situations where a lot more people are watching and it might be a lot more important for people outside of the building.

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There's no secret about it: Every team does things differently. Seattle runs their program one way. New England runs it another way. Philly runs it another way.

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I do have great memories from when my pops got inducted. Obviously, knowing him and knowing how hard he worked in pro football for so long and what he sacrificed, the physical side of it, the injuries, and the grinding and now eight years into the NFL you know what hard work that is.

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I'm a rhythm player. I need to set people up, I need to be in the flow of the game.

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Robert Quinn. He's ridiculous. He can do anything a DB can do... at three hundred pounds!

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It wasn't like I loved football from 12 on. It took time.

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