DeAndre Hopkins

“There's always room for improvement in my game.”

“I don't believe stuff should be made for the perfect model. I think that's where we go wrong right now in this day and age: We make stuff that's not realistic. I always told myself, if I ever did a fashion show, I'm not going to have models. I'm going to have regular-sized women.”

“Having guys ranked in front of me that I know that I'm better than, that's always going to drive me.”

“Running hills, I try to follow the Jerry Rice routine.”

“Always that's a goal with everybody who plays a pro sport is to get stronger and faster and work on things that you lack.”

“I didn't want to play anywhere else but Houston, honestly.”

“A lot of the people I know, they don't train like that. They do a lot of quick stuff, just speed drills. But I run long distance. I've always been like that, though, even when I was in high school. That's just how I train myself.”

“Repetition makes perfect.”

“I want to be the best, so whatever accolades come with that, I've just got to go out there and keep continuing to prove my play on the field.”

“I feel like if they put the ball in the air, it's my ball. It's either a PI or it's my ball.”

“I've wanted to put myself in that position to be the best wide receiver in the NFL, and I definitely think I'm putting my foot forward to make that claim.”

“Where I'm from in South Carolina a lot of my friends, a lot of my family members have locks, what we call them. So, you know, it's more of a way of life, where we from, not a hairstyle. We really don't care to have it neat or you know too pretty it's just you know grow your hair. And I wash my hair everyday too.”

“Actions always speak louder than words, especially when they're peaceful actions.”

“Anytime we lose a game, you can't point the fingers at the guy that everybody wants to point the finger at because it's not just him. It's 10 other guys on the football field that need to help him out, including myself.”

“A lot of credit to my teammates and my coaches for pushing me and helping me.”

“I run at least five miles a day, just long distance.”

“It's always a challenge to try to get a championship.”

“The spectacular catches are the ones that you remember detail for detail. The ones with two hands, it's kind of routine.”

“When the ball is up in the air for a rebound you always have to be on your toes to go up for the ball. It's the same situation in football as a receiver; I'm always trying to get the ball at the highest point like a rebound.”