Jason Witten Quotes

Jason Witten

Profession : Football Player

Birth : May 6, 1982

I always say that I continue to set the standard really high for myself, but you don't get into a catch count or any of that stuff. I think it's just in how you play, how you approach the game.

Jason Witten

Fitting in with teammates has never been an issue for me. It's always something that came very natural.

Jason Witten

Since I was 15 or 16 years old, my grandfather was my high school football coach and my life's been ball. Dinners we're talking about ball and college we're talking about ball.

Jason Witten

Once you're a player, you always have a little bit of that in you.

Jason Witten

We all want more money, it just doesn't work that way.

Jason Witten

Yeah, I probably talk a little bit of trash.

Jason Witten

My game's really never referenced as shake 'n' bake.

Jason Witten

My career has been defined, in a good way, on the option route. And a lot of times, it's a bang-bang play. It's a great play because it can convert first downs. But at the same time, you don't get a lot of those opportunities in the open field.

Jason Witten

There's something to be said with your quarterback your leader being there on Day 1.

Jason Witten

My whole approach in calling a game is that you want to be fun and entertaining, but you also want to be the voice of reason too.

Jason Witten

There's so many ways to be passionate about what you do.

Jason Witten

You just constantly are evaluating and learning and drawing players and coverages and talking through it. It's part of making you the player, how you want to approach the game.

Jason Witten

We all get motivated differently and I think as you get older, you'd be foolish not to draw on your experiences from the past.

Jason Witten

I took pride in knowing, 'Hey, my numbers may be down, but football guys know I'm playing at a high level.'

Jason Witten

You want to fight for everything you can get, every yard, every drive, every opportunity that you have.

Jason Witten

When I've had injuries where there's nothing structurally wrong and I know it's just about gutting through? I have the ability to say, 'Get better. I'm good.'

Jason Witten

I just want to exhaust every opportunity to play and obviously try to play in a game like this - the Super Bowl.

Jason Witten

I'm going to be humble, I'm going to be accountable, do it with a smile on my face, make other people around me better.

Jason Witten

From minute one, I thought that after I called a game, I said 'Man, I thought I would enjoy calling a game a little more than I probably did.' I thought I would enjoy that part of it. I didn't have the fulfillment that I thought I probably would.

Jason Witten

Look, it's a show-me game. I've got to be able to show it.

Jason Witten