Minkah Fitzpatrick Quotes

Minkah Fitzpatrick

Profession : Football Player

Birth : November 17, 1996

To get a sense of the real Coach Saban, you need to experience him in his element. The moments when cameras aren't around and he's just a coach. Honestly, most of my best memories of Coach are from times I spent with him in the film room. That's also probably where I've spent the most time with him.

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Cohesion is extremely important in the secondary. It's not just about how fast you can run and how great you can play man-to-man. It's about how well you communicate. It's about being on the same page. It's about everyone seeing things the same way.

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If I'm not looking at the right things, if I'm not on my landmarks, it doesn't matter what mentality I approach the game with because I'm never going to be able to use it.

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It's more frustrating for a player on the defense when teams are doing whatever they want.

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I play with aggression, a physical mentality, but if I'm not in the right position, it's never going to show.

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I'm chippy. I'm edgy, of course. But I'm not a dirty player.

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No chance that I would ever try to purposefully injure somebody.

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We play a physical game, and people get hurt. And you know, people sit behind a screen and tell me how I should've done it or what they would have done, and they've never played the game. It's a fast game, and things happen.

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It's like what I did with No. 29. When I got to Alabama, they just kind of gave me No. 29. I didn't want it. I thought it was an ugly number. Then I told myself if I have a freshman All-American year, I'll keep it. And I did do that, so I kept No. 29, and it stuck with me into my first season in the NFL.

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Coach Tomlin is a great coach.

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If you play certain positions, you just do the same thing every snap or you don't get to move around.

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With safety, just defensive back in general, there's a lot of flexibility. You can do a lot of different things.

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Usually I don't pay attention to the media, because a lot of it is just opinion.

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I'm a big Anthony Hamilton, John Legend guy.

Minkah Fitzpatrick

There's not a lot of guys that are able to move around and do a lot on the football field, 'cause it demands a lot. When people say that you could do that, it's your teammates and coaches. They're saying that they trust you with a lot.

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I know I could do that, and I know it could be the Hall of Famer-type guy because I hold myself to that standard every day - whether it be in practice or meetings, in film or taking care of my body. I feel like I hold myself to that standard, so I feel comfortable with setting that as a goal.

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I want to be the best at what I do, whether it be on a daily basis or an historic basis.

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Whether it's with the front, the secondary, the linebackers, everybody has to do their job.

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I want to play football.

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We're in the NFL. Everybody that lines up across from you is a talented, paid professional, and you have to treat them as such.

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