Colin Kaepernick

“I don't play for job security.”

“You have full-field view when you're watching the film. Eye in the sky, it's a lot easier to look at it that way than when you're back behind center.”

“If you work hard and perform well, it doesn't matter whether you're 20 or 40. People are going to follow, and you can go in there and run the show.”

“To me, tattoos are a way of people being able to express themselves and have other people look at them and get a little insight into who they are, without ever even saying a word to them.”

“I felt the way people talked to me was like, 'It's OK to be No. 2 in the NFL, a backup,' and things like that. That's never been my approach.”

“Training, that's my specialty.”

“I'll always be a fan of coach Harbaugh. Not too sure about Michigan.”

“People are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up as far as, you know, giving freedom and justice and liberty to everybody.”

“Jim Tomsula is going to be great coach for us. Players' coach. Always around the guys. Someone that's willing to listen to what the players say and has their intake.”

“I'm going to speak the truth when I'm asked about it.”

“To try to prey on athletes' livelihoods while one is going through a tough time is embarrassing to me.”

“I don't watch too much TV when it comes to sports or news or things like that.”

“I never weighed myself when I was at my lightest because I didn't want to know.”

“Unless you're being carted off, you should be on the field.”

“To me, I'm going out there focusing on competing, not worrying about cardio or anything like that.”

“When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.'”

“Feelings aren't going to help me win a game.”

“Whether football's here or not, I will be fine. I go out, I play to win.”