I believe that my impact is being a threat on the field, being a versatile player on the field that you have to counter, whether it be running the ball, catching the ball out of the backfield, special teams, line up in the slot.
— Saquon Barkley
When the time is right, I'll start making investments and try to flip my money.
The more carries you get, the better you see the field, see the way that the defense is playing you.
I'm big on watching film, and sometimes it hurts myself because I over-calculate things, or I overthink sometimes.
The first hit in a game is the thing that knocks everything out; whether you're nervous, you're over-thinking stuff, it definitely helps.
It starts with myself. I have to believe in myself and set expectations for myself, set goals for myself, and continue to work for those goals every day.
I'm very confident in myself, and sometimes that hurts me.
I have this mindset and mentality every time I touch the score, and I really truly believe that. It's something I try to do a little too much.
Every day is Father's Day for me to my father. And hopefully I can do the right things for my daughter where she thinks the same.
My dad is a fan of football, too, and did a good job of making me understand the history of football.
I'm a student of the game, and any time you take more reps in a game, it's going to prepare you more.
If the run game's not working, you'll most likely succeed in the pass game, and even if there's a game where the run game and the pass game's not working, you've got to find a way to continue to win. You can't get too caught up in one play. You can't get too caught up one quarter or one drive.
I have to believe in myself, set goals for myself, set expectations for myself, and continue to work for those goals every single day.
I wasn't a big Sam Darnold fan after they beat us in the Rose Bowl game my sophomore year, but that's just a competitive thing. We joke around about that all the time. I got to know him a little more.
I learned that you're going to be tested in the NFL. There's going to be highs, there's going to be lows. You got to stay poised through it all.
Perfection is impossible, but you don't stop aiming for it.
I fumbled my senior year in the playoffs. It just annoyed me.
I honestly think Derek Jeter could run for mayor in New York, and if not win, get really close, just the way he handled himself.
I hate losing.
In my mind, every time I touch the ball, I believe I have the ability to score with the help of my teammates.
There's going to be wear and tear on your body; that's just the nature of the sport, no matter if you're a rookie or if you're 10 years deep in the league.
I hope to make an impact not only on the field, in the community, in the locker room. But on the field, catching the ball, returns, running the ball, getting the tough gritty yards, being able to make those special plays and being a great teammate, that's what I hope to have.
If I follow the media and everyone that tries to set expectations for me because I'm a high draft pick, if I follow that, I will never become a great player.
The more success you have, the more attention and the more spotlight comes to your name.
Try to be one of the first people in here, work your butt off in the weight room, asking questions, try to prepare yourself like a pro, like a vet. Stuff like that is what sits well with your team.
Every day is Father's Day to me when I'm with her: when I'll be able to hold my daughter and see her grow and see her smile. That's Father's Day to me every day.
I feel like I'm a very athletic back, and I'm capable of doing more than one thing.
I feel like I've matured in that area too, taking what the defense gives you, not trying to make too much. If it's two, just stick your head in there, and drive to get the two.
Nothing is given to you. Everything is earned. You have to have that mindset that you have to work every single day. Learn every single day.
I know a lot of people try and set expectations for me. No offense to you guys, but I set my own expectations.
I'm not all about winning rushing titles, or 'Me, Me, Me,' but I do believe that I want to be a great player in this league, and I want to go down as one of the best to play in this league, and that's something you got to do.
Everyone will have struggles, but I am willing to learn, and I am coachable.
I'm not naive. It's football. You're going to make mistakes.
You come out every single day, and you want to be perfect. When I mean 'perfect,' not mean a 'perfect player,' but you want to try to go through practice without drops.
You look at the years that the Giants have been successful, it really wasn't just one star that got it done.
Any team that's drafting me, you're going to get the same person. You're going to get a competitor, a guy who's passionate about the game and, even though I'm a rookie, a guy who will try to be a leader to the best of my ability.
Every part of my game has room to improve, and that's a challenge that I'm willing to accept. That's a challenge I will continue to get better at.
I kind of think the rookie wall is all in your mind, to be completely honest.
I told my mom, 'I'm gonna buy you a house one day.' I was 2 or 3 years old. I know it sounds crazy, but I did.
I think, personally, I learn really quick.
I think the face of the franchise is kind of how you take it. I know that's been said about me, and that's been said about me at Penn State. But, I think it's kind of how you view it. I really never viewed myself as that. If that comes along with the things that I'm doing, then so be it.
When I look at the great athletes, I think of the Kobes and the LeBrons and the Tom Bradys of the world, obviously they take rests and recover, but they also continue to work, too. Working out and keeping up with that, with your conditioning, is another part of health and keeping your longevity throughout the years.
My mindset is to go out there and be confident, believe in yourself, visualizing success and visualizing plays you're gonna make in games.
You can only control what you can control.
I am tough on myself. It's just how I am. I hold myself to a standard.
I don't want to be that guy that thinks he is a high draft pick and that he has it all.
Obviously, I have to continue to get better with the mental part of the game.
No matter what, you got to come in, and you got to continue to work, continue to have that mindset to get better every single day.
I don't care if I'm drafted one, five, 72, or last pick. I'm going to come in with my head low, ready to work, and that is not going to change me. That's why, whatever team drafts me, you're going to get the same person, the guy that is going to be a competitor, a guy that is passionate about the game.
I'm pretty sure I probably will fumble again in my life. I don't want to, but you want to try to do everything possible not to.
