Deshaun Watson
There's only so much that you can control, especially when the game speed is super, super fast, and guys are flying at you, and you're trying to make a play and get rid of the ball.
I'm going to give all my will and all my guts to try to get the ball in the end zone.
It's a privilege to be in this position, to have people want to talk to me, to have people want to hear my story and hear what's going on, because it can easily be on the flip side, and no one wants to talk to me, no one respects me one-on-one, no one in the stands wearing my jersey. It's a blessing.
I try to do what's best for the team, try to get the win, and try to have success on offense.
Every time I have the ball in my hands, which is every play, I feel I'm the best player on the team. That's just my mentality. I'm not saying that in a cocky way, but everybody should have that mentality when they step on that field.
As we play, I just kind of make the best decision and try to move the chains.
It's good to be able to run and have a balanced offense. They've got to be worried about both things. They can't just focus on the run game or the passing game and have us locked down that way. So when you have balance, good things are going to happen on offense.
I'm not Jadeveon Clowney; I'm Deshaun Watson, so I just focus on me and what I can do for my team. I stay in my own lane and do what I've got to do.
The Heisman - it would be a privilege and an honor to receive that award, but at the end of the day, I want to be the best I can be at my position and for my team.
It's just something I always dreamed about when I was little. I always thinking about playing in an All-American game, and the Under Armour All-America Game was the one game I always wanted to play in, so once I got the opportunity and invite, I chose it.
It's hard to be perfect, but that's something we try to strive for.
I don't go into a game thinking I'm going to run more than I'm going to pass. So it just depends on what the defense is going to bring in the situation of the game and what happens that play.
I just play in the moment, play in the game one game at a time.
I'm a lot more comfortable on the field than I am talking in front of a crowd.
I'm not afraid of who I am.
I know where I was before, and I know where I want to go.
My experience, and my results, kind of speak for itself.
Hopefully, one day, I'll be up there with Michael Jordan.
I'm a competitor. I'm going to compete each and every day to get better.
I really don't care what people think about my game as long as I'm getting the Ws.
People can think what they do, but when I step on the field, I'll be successful.
We barely had lights, but my mom always made sure we had food on the table and somewhere to sleep.
I am a momma's boy, so she gets whatever she wants.
What makes a home to me is the energy. I'm a big energy person, so somewhere that I can relax, feel free and not have to worry about anything.
I'm a southern boy raised in Gainesville, Georgia, so it's natural for me to want fast food and sweet tea, but those are the things I've had to cut back on.
For lunch, I aim for a lean protein, some starch, and leafy greens, which are full of magnesium.
Between lunch and dinner, I try and snack on fruit and granola.
I'm blessed to play a game I love, to throw a football, to have the things I have. There were times before where I didn't have those things, I was still blessed. I've always been happy.
I've always been positive.
Each injury is different regardless of whether it's the same type of injury, so you have to make sure you're doing it right and doing everything like you should so you come back 100% and don't have to go through all of it again.
815 is the neighborhood I was born and raised in; 815 Harrison Square is the exact name. It's in Gainesville, Georgia.
I was a ball boy for the Atlanta Falcons; I was a tax assessor - this was all in high school - I was an account assistant at the courthouse, and then I was a real estate assistant.
My high school coach was a big Clemson fan, and I told him, 'As long as I'm the starting quarterback here, I'm not going to lose to South Carolina.'
Depending on who we're playing, it's just kind of, like, a little starstruck. You know, because these are guys that... I'm playing against Tom Brady or Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck, guys like that that I've been watching since high school, that's been doing crazy things.
I know who I am and what I can do.
I respect everyone that mentioned my name and said good things about me. I appreciate it.
It's very motivating, very aspiring to have the knowledge of me being able to be successful so young and have players go out of their way to talk about me.
I have to stay in my lane and focus on what I have to do and listen to what the coaches are telling me to do. They're going to make sure I'm prepared on game day.
I just really know how to manage adversity.
Football is just like life. You have to manage adversity all the time. You have to do the right things and be ready for the moment.
My mom said it's always positive vibes. I love good vibes, and that's what I get off people all of the time. That's what I want to give out to other people is those vibes and to have hope and dreams and to build that confidence and be encouraged to do whatever they want in life if they put their mind to it.
My mom is my rock, and I'm blessed to have her as my mother. I can talk to her whenever I need to or want to. She supports me through thick and thin, and I'll always be there for her.
I am an all-around player. I'm like LeBron James. I can drive, I can shoot, I can pull up. To be honest, you can't game-plan against me.
I embrace it all. I embrace and really enjoy everything that comes with the business that I am in.
I'm the type of person that always strives to be great.
I don't like sitting around and not doing anything because that's the easiest way to get complacent and get lazy.
I grew up an Urban Meyer fan. I loved the way he coached, loved the way he did things.
Anybody can say they want to be the greatest ever. I take pride in it. If you're around me long enough and watch me work, that's what I'm striving for. I won't stop until I am.Collection: Pride
I speak on things I'd like to speak on. Anything else, I'll keep quiet.Collection: Quiet