Marquise Goodwin Quotes

Marquise Goodwin

Profession : Football Player

Birth : November 19, 1990

No matter what the outcome is, as long as you pray to Him and be genuine - because He knows when you're genuine and when you're not - and maintain the faith, I think things will turn around for you. I know things will turn around for you. And ultimately, you will always be victorious when it's all said and done.

Marquise Goodwin

I always knew one day fatherhood would be great, I just didn't think it would be this great.

Marquise Goodwin

Like you see in the fairy tales, that's how it planned out in my head. Kids, little white picket fence, the American dream.

Marquise Goodwin

If you have to cheat to win, it doesn't mean as much as if you did it on natural abilities and hard work.

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I pray for everybody throughout the game, even my opponents. Outside of the game, we still have to live life, still have to lead normal lives, and we still need our bodies.

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I just believe in helping other people.

Marquise Goodwin

Just because something that you wanted your whole life didn't quite work out as you planned it to - a lot of the times it's not supposed to work out how you want it to - it will grow you as a person and make you better.

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I don't compare myself with anybody.

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I've always wanted to be what my father never was to me.

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As long as I have the respect and understanding of my teammates, that's all that matters.

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I'm not limited to running or jumping or catching footballs.

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I have the track label on me. I'm the track guy. So I have to go above and beyond the expectations of what other people will limit their bodies to.

Marquise Goodwin

A lot of people think track, you just run, that's all you do. No. There's a lot of technical aspects to it as well. A sprinter is not just going to get out of the blocks and start running. You do that, you're going to get embarrassed every time.

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I don't think anybody in any sport ever sucks. You're an athlete. You're a professional.

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The type of working hours you put in sometimes is overlooked. The diet. The little sacrifices that you take from your family, people don't take that into account.

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A lot of sprinters aren't football players. I'm a football player. That's the difference between me and a sprinter. My knowledge of the game. I'm totally different than any other track guy.

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I told myself at some point that I've got to hold it down for my family. I can't let work and the check and the money dictate decisions that I truly want to make.

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I'm always hesitant to make any serious moves because you never know how the N.F.L. will treat you, you know?

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I'd love it to be in Buffalo. I love football. But I know how important it is to live your life like you want to.

Marquise Goodwin

I graduated with a double degree, I speak well, I play two sports at an elite level, I volunteer, I do things the right way - I even got down on my knee to ask my wife to marry me! - and I can't get sponsored? It confuses the hell out of me.

Marquise Goodwin