Austin Seferian-Jenkins

“Playing on Saturdays, seeing 75,000 people yell your name, 88, ASJ, and all of that stuff is great.”

“I hold myself to a very high standard. But you're going to make mistakes. You've got to erase it and move forward.”

“Being 300-some pounds is not always healthy. You can say what you want about it, I don't want to do it.”

“Granted, everybody is different, but I think it's real important to know all the people that you are around, and how they operate their history, and things like that. You know where they are coming from a little bit, and you don't insult them, or take something for granted.”

“I think that people that don't really understand the game of football and are just fans that think people just show up on Saturday and go, I don't think they understand the work that we put in here and what our schemes are and what we're trying to do.”

“I just want to support my mom. I have everything I need. I don't need to buy anything.”

“I won the John Mackey Award, so I did something right.”

“I really don't care about my numbers.”

“All I'm trying to do is be me.”

“I'm going to take full advantage of my opportunities.”

“I don't really care where I go because wherever I go, they're going to get a very talented, driven guy that's going to get every inch of his potential out, max everything I have in my body out.”

“Last time I checked, no one is perfect.”

“Foot work, hand-eye coordination. There's a lot of things. If you just watch basketball, you can tell where it would help someone who's receiving the ball.”

“Texas is a great program. The respect they gave me was amazing.”

“It's not about me. I think people are too caught up with what I'm doing. It's just numbers. I'm trying to win.”

“I fail every once in a while, but failing is your first attempt at learning. I'm not worried about it.”

“I'm me: I'm a fun, easy-going guy that likes to work hard, who's very driven and determined.”

“I'm really blessed to have an amazing family.”

“My dad showed me a football and would throw it up and have my dog - a German Shepherd - chase me around when I went after the ball. I caught it because I was scared of that dog. The next year, my dad talked to the commissioner of a local league and convinced him to let me play as a first grader with third graders.”

“You've got to invest your own time, invest your own resources into creating a better world, not only for yourself but for the people you surround yourself with.”