You know how you hear people say that they had people in their lives who told them they couldn't make it or they couldn't do something? That's not me. That's not my story. My brothers have been there with me since day one. We've been through everything together - good and bad.
— Cris Carter
Andre Johnson, one of the hardest workers.
We have the greatest Hall of all the Halls. And to be able to join these men, on this stage, in football heaven is the greatest day of my life.
My head coach in Minnesota, Dennis Green, loved wideouts with plenty of size.
I know so many people who have tremendous regret in their life.
We had a reward system and a protection system. We would reward players for big plays, things that can help your team win. And then also, we paid guys money for protection, especially guys who couldn't protect themselves and especially offensive players.
It's an unbelievably tough process. And there ain't no bums in the Hall. I mean, they're putting in great players every year. The selection committee they have, I believe, is the right selection of people.
When we see active and former NFL players uniting with owners and the League to address injustice, we can see the way football brings people together beyond the game itself.
I'm a competitor at the highest level. I like to compete.
I loved Philadelphia. I loved my teammates.
Calvin Johnson, we've never seen a receiver like him - size, speed and how he's developed his overall route running and toughness.
I would never tell young people to break the law or avoid prosecution.
Your image in sports will always matter.
This goes across all racial lines, ethnicities, religious backgrounds. People believe in disciplining their children... It's the 21st century. My mom was wrong. She did the best she could, but she was wrong about some of that stuff she taught me. And I promised my kids, I won't teach that mess to them.
There's not a whole bunch of options in America for a black man. But sports gives you that opportunity... So where would my life be without football? I don't know.
The number one thing is to catch the football and maintain possession.
I tried to be one of the best-conditioned athletes.
The history with wide receivers, I follow it pretty close. I look at Art Monk, I look at Lynn Swann, I look at Michael Irvin, and it's becoming very, very difficult to judge the skill of a wide receiver in today's game. But what else can you judge it on but the numbers? The numbers, they do tell a story.
You're always going to have a Dez Bryant somewhere in the league, somebody who has to go through some off-the-field problems in order to reach his potential.
If he could hurt you, Bill Romanowski would hurt you.
Braxton Miller is a special football player and has been special since he stepped on campus.
I catch the ball. You throw the ball, I catch it. You throw it close to me, I catch it. If you make me do something crazy to catch, I still catch it.
We have learned from history that change is never easy, that it usually doesn't look pretty, especially in today's politically-charged environment where intent and actions can readily be misconstrued and judged.
I'm a football player. I believe I'm just as tough as anybody else. I try not to play like a wide receiver.
I know wide receivers.
I thought math, especially when I was younger, is something you either love or hate. I had been blessed to be able to do math and it made me like it.
My job as a former player is to help young players understand about the business.
If you want someone to pay you - the highest paid receiver in the history of the game - damn act like it.
I put bounties on guys. And the guys tried to take me out, a guy tried to take a cheap shot on me, I put a bounty on him, right now.
Football gave me a sense of purpose. It gave me a sense of me.
You have to be smart as a football player.
Buckeye born and bred. Now an H-O-F-er - even after I'm dead.
When you look back on things, your version is always perfect.
I was a big receiver when I played in the NFL.
Bill Romanowski was one of the most feared players to play, not only because of his intensity, but because he played through the whistle and after the whistle.
When Buddy Ryan cut me, my wife was pregnant.
There are positive steps being taken to tackle issues that people from all walks of life, races, ethnicities, and political persuasions agree have been devastating to communities of color.
Through educational programs, community engagement and legislative efforts, players, owners and the NFL are working with law enforcement, advocacy groups and legislators to transform our communities.
I used to have a log on every corner in the league, what their strengths and weaknesses are.
Larry Fitzgerald, I've spent so much time with him, he's one of my favorites and one of the best.
I always loved math in high school and I thought that I would be an accountant. But I also thought I would be better at counting money in the NFL.
Odell is going to grow up. That why's he is bringing other people in his life so he can grow up. If he wasn't trying to grow up, he wouldn't be calling Cris Carter.
If you want to be a national brand, damn act like it.
As far as revolutionizing the game and things like that, God doesn't make a lot of people like RGIII, bruh.
This is what I know for a fact. I know that every guy playing in the league, they have someone out there that loves them swearing up and down that they shouldn't be out there.
