Zach Ertz Quotes

Zach Ertz

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 10, 1990

On third down, anytime our team needs a play, I want to be the guy that gets the ball.

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You can't emulate a game until you're in a game.

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Tight ends, third down, and the red zone is where you kind of need to stand out to be a very good tight end in this league.

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What I've learned, being in this league, is you can't take things personally.

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Obviously, I want to be on the field each and every play, but that's not what I can control.

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As an athlete, I feel like I have a little bit of control - or a lot of control - of the situation. When you're the in the stands, you have no control of the situation.

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If there's an opportunity to go out there and show what I can do, I'm going to do it.

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Every week's a job interview for us as players.

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My goal definitely isn't to be top five. It's to be the best in the league.

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I don't play this game to be an average tight end.

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I play this game to be the best tight end I can possibly be and win as many football games as I possibly can.

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I've never played the game for money.

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Everybody says, 'Oh, those East Coast people are so ruthless' and what not. But I love them. I mean, they're honest. What more can you ask from people?

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Our No. 1 goal on this Earth is to make disciples. That's the only job we want to do.

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I always knew Jesus, but I didn't have the relationship I do now.

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I was very fortunate to have several mentors in my life that believed in my ability on the football field. It was their support that made me believe that I could do it, too.

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Having success as a team is much more fun than having individual success. I have learned this lesson through the many wins I have experienced as a team.

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Football should not be your source of identity. This one is important to me because I am much more than the player. My faith, my wife, my family, and the work I do off the field is paramount to feeling whole.

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If you're able to build something on a strong foundation, you're not going to be easily swayed.

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Bringing in a guy like Jordan Howard is going to help us immensely: a guy that you can give the ball to behind five really good offensive linemen and say, 'Go to work.'

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