A biography for Joe Burrowhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm a ballplayer. Whoever picks me, I'm going to show up.”
“I understood it was a poor area when I was young because you're driving through it and you see these low-income homes that I hadn't really seen before. I'd lived in upper-middle-class neighborhoods before we moved to Athens and The Plains. You understand, but you don't really understand the magnitude until you get older.”
“You have to be stern in your voice, because if you are in there wavering and wobbling and fumbling over words, all the guys are going to be like, 'What is this guy doing in here, Coach? Get him out. Get someone else in.'”
“I think people really underestimate the power of just wanting to do it, and hard work, and competitive spirit, and preparation.”
“My junior year, when I completed 57 percent of my balls, I was very very frustrated in myself.”
“I knew that I was gonna play really well my senior year. And I was going into it thinking I was one of the best guys in the country.”
“I don't like haunted houses or anything like that.”
“I will never adjust or accept losing.”