If I got a football scholarship, I was going to be a football player.

Colin Kaepernick

Whatever the offense dictates to allow me doing what I or this offense needs to do to win games, I'm going to do it.

Colin Kaepernick

We have a presidential candidate who's deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn't make sense to me, because if that was any other person, you'd be in prison. So what is this country really standing for?

Colin Kaepernick

I'll never take the easy way out.

Colin Kaepernick

People can talk all they want; that doesn't affect how I go about my business.

Colin Kaepernick

I have a very high expectation for everything I do. And when I go out and compete, I expect myself to make every play.

Colin Kaepernick

It was just something - I didn't agree with what the flag was representing at this time, and you know, if you look at the original picture where people addressed it, I was trying to sit behind the coolers and out of the way, 'cause I didn't want to interrupt anybody else's right to stand and hold attention to the flag.

Colin Kaepernick

When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.'

Colin Kaepernick

I'm going out to play, and to play to win.

Colin Kaepernick

Once you're on the field, you're playing. You're not worried about anything other than doing your job to help your team.

Colin Kaepernick

I never weighed myself when I was at my lightest because I didn't want to know.

Colin Kaepernick

What other people think of how I play and how I go about things really isn't something I worry about.

Colin Kaepernick

I think that's something that's hard for this country to address, is what the real issues are and coming to the point where we can admit that these are issues. Once we admit that, we can deal with it, we can fix them, and we can make this country and these communities a better place.

Colin Kaepernick

The NFL is a performance-based business, so you should have to perform to earn some of your money. At the same time, I realize that my success isn't just because of what I do out there.

Colin Kaepernick

My dad, being a businessman, constantly talked to me about carrying myself in a certain way and treating people with respect. And I think that's something that's carried over throughout my life. It's how I deal with certain situations.

Colin Kaepernick

I have great respect for the men and women that have fought for this country. I have family, I have friends that have gone and fought for this country. And they fight for freedom, they fight for the people, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone.

Colin Kaepernick

Teammates tell me to bring it down a notch in practice or that their hands are hurting. Randy Moss told me I was the first person to ever dislocate one of his fingers.

Colin Kaepernick

To me, when people say, 'Oh, you're a freak athlete,' it's bittersweet. It's a huge compliment to say, 'O.K., you have physical abilities that are kind of above and beyond.' But at the same time, I feel like it diminishes the mental side of the game.

Colin Kaepernick

Victor Cruz just got his deal with Givenchy - amazing. I was so excited for him. That was amazing. So I think there are great opportunities for a lot of athletes out there.

Colin Kaepernick

You have to be able to do everything as a quarterback, and that's not necessarily taking care of your job but making sure you're preparing everyone else to go out and play well. And make sure you have them in the right mindset when they step on the field.

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick Quotes

If I got a football scholarship, I was going to be a football player.

Whatever the offense dictates to allow me doing what I or this offense needs to do to win games, I'm going to do it.

We have a presidential candidate who's deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn't make sense to me, because if that was any other person, you'd be in prison. So what is this country really standing for?

I'll never take the easy way out.

People can talk all they want; that doesn't affect how I go about my business.

I have a very high expectation for everything I do. And when I go out and compete, I expect myself to make every play.

When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.'

I'm going out to play, and to play to win.

Once you're on the field, you're playing. You're not worried about anything other than doing your job to help your team.

I never weighed myself when I was at my lightest because I didn't want to know.

What other people think of how I play and how I go about things really isn't something I worry about.

I think that's something that's hard for this country to address, is what the real issues are and coming to the point where we can admit that these are issues. Once we admit that, we can deal with it, we can fix them, and we can make this country and these communities a better place.

The NFL is a performance-based business, so you should have to perform to earn some of your money. At the same time, I realize that my success isn't just because of what I do out there.

My dad, being a businessman, constantly talked to me about carrying myself in a certain way and treating people with respect. And I think that's something that's carried over throughout my life. It's how I deal with certain situations.

I have great respect for the men and women that have fought for this country. I have family, I have friends that have gone and fought for this country. And they fight for freedom, they fight for the people, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone.

Teammates tell me to bring it down a notch in practice or that their hands are hurting. Randy Moss told me I was the first person to ever dislocate one of his fingers.

To me, when people say, 'Oh, you're a freak athlete,' it's bittersweet. It's a huge compliment to say, 'O.K., you have physical abilities that are kind of above and beyond.' But at the same time, I feel like it diminishes the mental side of the game.

Victor Cruz just got his deal with Givenchy - amazing. I was so excited for him. That was amazing. So I think there are great opportunities for a lot of athletes out there.

You have to be able to do everything as a quarterback, and that's not necessarily taking care of your job but making sure you're preparing everyone else to go out and play well. And make sure you have them in the right mindset when they step on the field.