Quotes by Derek Carr - Page 2

I'm probably one of the most competitive people you'll ever meet. I want to dunk on my nephews. I'll block my 2-year-old's shot to make it hard on them.
Derek Carr /
Block
Dunk
Nephews
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My brother told me when I came in the NFL, if they cut Peyton Manning, they're going to cut you someday too. That's always a realization for anybody in our livelihood.
Derek Carr /
Livelihood
Nfl
Realization
Someday
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It's the same mindset I had in college. As long as I come in and work every day, it worked in college and I'm just going to continue to grind my tail off here in the NFL.
Derek Carr /
College
Grind
Mindset
Nfl
Work Long Day
Every Day
Tail
Worked
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Obviously it's hard to lose a coach; that's not fun for anybody because you care about him and you have a relationship with him. But as players, we just have to keep moving on.
Derek Carr /
Moving On
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When I got to college, my coach let me handle everything, from calling the plays to changing protections to checking in the run game. He let me do absolutely everything at the line.
Derek Carr /
Absolutely Everything
Checking
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When things are tough in training camp; when things are tough in season; when it's good, you don't want guys hitting too high or too low or depressed. It's just draining for everybody.
Derek Carr /
Draining
Hitting
Depressed
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I had a whole bunch of things I knew I needed to work on from self-scouting. I knew on certain routes what I needed to do and ways to use my eyes and shoulders and manipulate coverage.
Derek Carr /
Coverage
Manipulate
Shoulders
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Making false claims about somebody before you know them, and about a group of guys, that has no business in our world. If we're trying to promote peace and love, I don't think that has any place.
Derek Carr /
Claims
Our World
Peace And Love
False
No Business
Promote
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The city of Oakland, since I got here, has been like my second family. They've taken me in and had my back through the hard times and they've celebrated with me through the good times. And so, I love Oakland.
Derek Carr /
Good Times
Hard Times
Oakland
Love Family Good
Celebrated
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I'll never forget when we won that game my rookie year versus Kansas City. We won one game, we were 1-10, and to sit there and watch everybody celebrate, there's nothing like it. I just sat there and enjoyed it.
Derek Carr /
Celebrate
Enjoyed
Never Forget
Sat
Versus
Won
Rookie
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People didn't question my knowledge, my throwing ability or athleticism; they questioned my ability to stand in and take a hit. So to be able to answer those questions on a week-to-week basis has been pretty cool.
Derek Carr /
Throwing
Questioned
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It's a good thing that me and Coach Gruden think the same way. Him and I are more similar than people even know. We just are... him and I think the same way, we watch, we study the same way and all those kind of things.
Derek Carr /
Study
Good Me People
Coach
Good Thing
Similar
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Too many times I see kids come up to me, especially at the high school age, and say, 'Man, it would be cool to play in the NFL just because of the money.' And I'm like, 'Oh my goodness, you are missing everything, because money is not going to make you happy.'
Derek Carr /
Goodness
Missing
Nfl
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It really didn't matter how much work I had to put in... I was always going to give my best. And I think that if a lot of kids can realize that, and stick with that mindset, they won't get so stressed about certain things, and they can just live and play freely.
Derek Carr /
Mindset
Stressed
Best Work Always
Certain Things
Freely
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Everyone knows with a rookie, you're going to take lumps. Even with a first-, second-, third-year guy, you're going to take lumps until you gain that experience. But for me, it was nice to get out there and get the experience and do it. I'm a guy that has to do it.
Derek Carr /
Gain
Rookie
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Patrick Peterson, obviously, is one of - it depends who you talk to - is the best, or one of the best, corners/return guys in the NFL. You just turn the film on and you're like, 'Wow, that guy plays corner? He looks like a linebacker and runs a 4.1' or whatever. He's a great player.
Derek Carr /
Depends
Nfl
Corner
Great Player
Runs
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