I thought about all the people that told me I couldn’t do it and told me I couldn’t get there.
Always persevere, always have a great perspective, and always have great purpose in your life.
Every day I wake up and that’s my goal, to be on a constant quest for knowledge and do something different, being unique and being uncommon.
I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief that you can do something great means you will do something great.
Separation comes from preparation.
Live with a purpose, play with a purpose.
My dad used to wake me up at 5:30 in the morning and hit me ground balls and tell me, ‘Don’t be afraid to excel. Don’t be afraid to be great.’
My height doesn’t define my skill set. To be a great quarterback, you have to have great leadership, great attention to detail and a relentless competitive nature – and I try to bring that on a daily basis.
God is good all the time. Every time.
I had this urge to play the game of football because so many people said I couldn’t do it.
I had a dream that my dad passed away and that Jesus came into the room and he was basically knocking on my door, saying, ‘Hey, you need to find out more about me.’ So that Sunday morning I ended up going to church, and that’s when I got saved.
The only person I can change is the one in the mirror.
I remember my dad asking me one time, and it’s something that has always stuck with me: ‘Why not you, Russ?’ You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl? So in speaking to our football team earlier in the year, I said, ‘Why not us? Why can’t we be there?’
I’ve been through a lot in life, and had some ups and downs. It’s what’s led me to this day.
When we are at the worst times of our lives, when we are battling with something, or struggles, whatever it may be, when we are at our highest point as well, when things are going really well, we want somebody to comfort us and be there for us and to say, ‘Well done.’ That’s Jesus!
I’ve tried to do everything possible to prepare myself and prepare our football team to be great.
I ended up getting drafted by the Colorado Rockies on June 8, 2010 and the next day, my dad passed away, in June 9, 2010. So I’m at the biggest high of my life on June 8th. And the next day, June 9th, he’s gone.
The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.
My faith is so strong that I believe that God made me 5-11 for a reason. For all the kids that have been told, no, that they can’t do it, or all the kids that will be told no.
I think God cares about everything he created.