A biography for Tony Gonzalezhasn’t been written yet.
“I think when you give, that's probably the highest form of living. It's better than almost any feeling you could think of. It's way better than scoring touchdowns to me.”
“What made me so different is they would use me all over the place instead of the traditional tight end where you're taking off right next to the left tackle or right tackle. They would split me out wide and put everybody on the other side and throw me jump balls, they'd throw slants.”
“We're not all like Tom Brady, who just keeps winning Super Bowls.”
“I always wanted to play in the Super Bowl. That never happened. It hurts. I'm not going to lie about it. It's reality. You deal with it.”
“You learn a lot more about yourself and the opportunity for growth is so much greater when you lose.”
“I have a recurring role on 'NCIS' and that's been a lot of fun.”
“I've day-dreamed about raising that Lombardi Trophy. I can see it in my mind.”
“Kansas City is dear to me and I am honored to be inducted into their Hall of Fame.”
“I remember in my second year in the league, I dropped 17 balls and led the NFL in dropped passes. That made me the player I am. If I didn't go through that transformative power of crisis, none of this would've probably happened for me.”
“I'm so proud to have been a part of the Chiefs for 12 seasons and will always feel like a part of their family.”
“I think consistency, that's one thing that I look back over my career. You could count on me catching around 80 balls a year or whatever, almost eight, nine touchdowns. And I only missed two games out of 17 years, I'm pretty proud of that, too.”
“I grew up in Kansas City. I got here when I just turned 21.”
“Don't tell me that the rules prohibit you from hitting a guy up top. You have a whole target area above his knee up to his neck that you can hit.”
“When you can actually go out and touch somebody's life and have an impact on them and help them for their future, there's nothing else like it.”
“I try to be me. I don't have anything to hide.”
“My grandfather spoke fluent Spanish and I have family members who speak fluent Spanish.”
“My career, it's turned out to be something more than I ever thought and more than I ever dreamed. It's been an unbelievable ride. It's amazing.”
“Of course I want to win a Super Bowl, but at the same time I'm very happy with what I've accomplished and the relationships I've made over the years.”
“It's a little weird thinking I'm going to be an Atlanta Falcon - just saying that.”
“We want to help schools that don't have money.”