A biography for Chris Longhasn’t been written yet.
“In my career playing football, nobody asked me to do as much as Bill Belichick did.”
“I do respect a man who doesn't settle.”
“At the end of the day, Coach Belichick does a great job of bringing in people he knows that will fit well.”
“For Laura Ingraham to go after LeBron for speaking out politically is ridiculous.”
“America's an awesome country, man. Everybody knows that.”
“My dad taught me to work hard and to be the same guy every day. If that's going 100 miles per hour and working hard, then that's what I'll do.”
“A mullet is something that takes time and effort.”
“I don't think football is enough for me.”
“Continuity is one of the hardest things to come by in the NFL.”
“Tom Brady blew me away. Who's the most famous athlete of our generation: Tom Brady? LeBron? Messi? Ronaldo? Serena Williams? Maybe I haven't been around enough to know how the biggest stars really act. But Brady is a normal guy.”
“In New England, I learned so much about football. I always thought I was a smart player, even though I never thought about anything but the six inches in front of my face. In New England, I was forced to learn so many schematic concepts.”
“Even when I was being recruited here to the University of Virginia, a lot of people in my own community didn't think I was Division I football material because I played at a small private school.”
“I think that's just the way football is supposed to be played, at a high speed.”
“This is a wonderful country, and I think everyone agrees on that, but there are things in our country that can improve.”
“Actually, I wanted to play baseball. Honestly, I just think with a kid developing, playing a lot of sports, it's just kind of whatever you're good at.”
“I think if you show a player an avenue to make a difference, he's going to bring that same intensity he brings on the field in his community.”
“I'm a big guy and I can't have any tiny tattoos.”
“You'll learn that the most worthwhile exercises are preceded by this very human phenomenon, fear. Marriage, parenthood, relationships.”
“Robert Quinn. He's ridiculous. He can do anything a DB can do... at three hundred pounds!”
“Playing eight years, never making the playoffs, you feel like you're running on a treadmill that's going nowhere. You're like, 'Is this it? Is this all football is?'”