Tavon Austin Quotes

Tavon Austin

Profession : Football Player

Birth : March 15, 1990

Combine speed is overrated. It might give you a good look to see what you can run in a straight line, but football's not played in a straight line.

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For a minute, I thought I had a learning disability.

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I've tried to learn what everybody is doing, not just my one position. If you know the whole scheme, it's easier.

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I always want to do something to help a person.

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Now I think since I've hit the scene and did a little bit more, other teams are saying I'm one of the guys they have to stop.

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I wanted to go away from home, but not too far from home.

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It feels good that teams appreciate my versatility and think that I can step in and be that player, making plays all over the field.

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Since the first time I touched the football, people always told me I was blessed, that I had something special.

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A lot of people told me the NFL would never happen, but I didn't listen to them.

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I might not be producing that much with the ball in my hands, but my fakes, my jet sweeps, it's doing numbers, and that's the main thing about it.

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I'm not really a 'me' guy.

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Nobody can take too many big hits, not even comparing someone 5-foot-8 'cause some of the 6-foot-3 guys still get knocked out, too.

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To me, it's about being smart, knowing when to go down and if you're on the sidelines knowing when to go out of bounds, and I think I do a pretty good job of doing that.

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That's something I've done my whole life. That's still my first position. It's all about whatever the coaches need. Running back is still in my heart.

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Teams are not crazy. They definitely know what they're doing, and they know the guys they want to take out of the game.

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One game, you can get 15 touches, and the next game you might not touch the ball.

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Defenses know how to take you out of the game. I definitely don't get discouraged about it.

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I don't care what I'm being called as long as I'm playing, that's all that matters. You can call me anything you want as long as I'm playing.

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At the end of the day, I'm a playmaker. That's how I describe myself.

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I don't really care where I'm at on the field. I just want the ball and a little bit of space and let me create and I'm going from there.

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