A biography for Jalen Hurtshasn’t been written yet.
“Ten percent of life is what happens to you. Ninety percent is how you respond to it.”
“I think for a long time, the world told guys like me that they couldn't process and they couldn't have that approach to the game and have the fundamental and mental awareness to execute and play the position at a high level.”
“To be able to impact the people back home on the east side of Houston, the entire city of Houston and the kids across the state of Texas and the world, it runs deep, because you never realize who's watching, but you always know someone is watching.”
“I know rent is due every day. It's always been that way for me... and when that rent is due, I don't plan on missing no payments.”
“I just want to set the right example for the kid that does look up to me, the kid that does want to be something great and do something special with themselves.”
“God only made me one way. That's to be me. That's to be Jalen Hurts.”
“I'll never disrespect anyone, I'll show respect to everybody because everybody has a different point of view on anything and everything.”
“I am humble because I have been humbled.”
“Every year is a new challenge. And every year, those new challenges require a new work ethic and a new faith.”
“I always knew what I'd be. As a kid, I always knew. I never knew how I'd get there, but I always knew what I wanted.”
“I'm just all ears. I'm a sponge. I think there's some beauty in that.”
“I carry my scars with me everywhere I go. I don't forget.”
“Everything has happened for a reason. It's all happened as it's supposed to. I think I'm stronger, wiser, a better man, player, leader for everything.”
“As a competitor, I wanted badly to be a part of the dynasty that Coach Saban was building.”
“When I touch the field, I have to get comfortable and get a feel for the game.”
“My mentor is all the different people around me. Because I'm a sponge. I'd like to soak in as much knowledge as I can so I can grow to be better.”
“The mind has a hell of a lot of power.”
“I don't think there is any experience that I would go back and exchange or change.”
“Braids or fade, whatever it is, if I have a fresh 'do, I feel very good. I feel very good.”
“I don't think the situation I'm in or anything like that changes who I am. And I try to be myself every day. I don't try. I am myself every day. I'm respectful to those around me, diligent. Just trying to do the right things and do right by people. So everybody gets the same person.”