A biography for Jameis Winstonhasn’t been written yet.
“One great lesson that I would just pass along to every young person out there or anybody that feels that they can handle everything by themselves, that feels all they need is themselves, their sheer will and their confidence, I would disagree with that.”
“Coming from high school, when you sit that first year, if you love football, have respect for the game.”
“I believe when you're communicating with any player, you're going to have some disagreements.”
“In the NFL, you have to take advantage of every opportunity that you get, and if you don't, you'll usually lose.”
“One thing I always do in the huddle, pre-snap, is make eye contact.”
“When some people play football, they think of it as just a sport. To me, it's everything.”
“The most important thing I learned is I have to get my body in shape, because those men look good. Not just the other quarterbacks - everyone. Their bodies look good.”
“Coach Koetter coaches his tail off, and he definitely supports me.”
“I want to be someone who depended on his mind, his arm.”
“My job is to win games and, hopefully, win Super Bowls.”
“I'm just ready to play football. I'm ready to get involved in the community, I'm ready to just do positive things and move forward.”
“I believe that people make mistakes, but I also believe that you bounce back from those and I'm just moving forward.”
“I learn in different ways. If I can visualize what's going on and see what's happening, I can go out there and do it out there on the field.”
“I have to be a good game manager for us to be able to win games. I like having a gunslinger mentality, though, because I'm not afraid to make any throw.”
“Bottom line, to win football games, we've got to get Mike Evans the ball.”
“I'm the head of my home. And I have to get my daily bread by chasing Christ.”
“I really would want Tampa, the city of Tampa, to help build me and to help me become a better young man and become someone that they would want in their community.”
“I know I have a past.”
“Always having that chip on your shoulder is an important thing for a quarterback.”
“My mother was the youngest of 11 kids and I grew up in her family's household. I was blessed to have my dad in my life and his family lived right down the street from the church.”