Travis Kelce
When I get the ball in my hands I'm a different type of athlete.
I'm a big '90s basketball fan.
Whenever I get the ball in my hands, I just try to get the thing as north as possible and get in the end zone.
You play the game to have fun.
That's one of the things about the NFL is that you have small-market teams, big-market teams. I feel like the bigger market teams do kind of have an advantage in terms of off-the-field money.
Nobody puts more expectation on me than myself. That's just the heart of the competitor. That's how I was raised.
It's one thing to be a part of an organization. It's another thing to be a part of the community.
Passion sits in your heart and it's within you.
If you don't care about the guy next to you, one, you're a terrible teammate. Two, you're never gonna win.
It's always fun being in the community, reaching out to not only the Kansas City faithful, but also people that really don't know that much about football and seeing the influence it could possibly have on them.
You have to fight... for your right... to Lombarrdi!
I'm not going to go out there and say that I'm better than X, I'm better than Y. I think I'm the best tight end in the game.
Nobody can make fun of me better than me.
You don't really see tight ends out here doing dances in the end zone. But if you see me at night out on the town, I'm having a good time - I'm always dancing. It started in the backyard, not to necessarily showboat - but to be a showman. It's part of how we grew up, how we played the game, and now that I'm in the NFL, why not break it out?
I couldn't have a better resource than my brother. He's one of the smartest guys you'll have a conversation with. He knows so much about so many different things.
It's a deal-breaker for me when a girl can't handle herself with class or acts different when you're not around me and things like that.
I've played 'Madden' my entire life and all of the guys in the 90s I idolized growing up.
The biggest thing in terms of route running for me is knowing what the defense is in, knowing the coverage. Once you know the coverage, now you can start manipulating the defense. You can start to kind of trick them in where you're going to go and where you want to get open.
My father taught me that you can buy a man's back, but you can't buy his heart.
In certain situations, you have to be able to be more conscious of ball security than you do in the open field.
I'm a firm believer that individual accolades are a bit overrated in this game.
Gronk's going to run around there like a Clydesdale, run through everything, like a big boulder. I'm more a guy who can make people miss, break somebody down with a juke move or slide off tackles. Gronk can just break everything.
When you make plays on the field or your guys will make a play on the field, you've got to get excited.
Being able to get a big body to change direction, I think that's huge. I don't think a lot of tight ends incorporate that enough. I got a lot of that from playing hockey when I was younger, being able to play on the inside and outside of skates, as well as on the basketball court, being able to put my foot into the ground and crossover.
I'm not even a big TV guy.
As a blocker, that gets you excited, man. You've got somebody who can take it to the house at any point in the game, and you want to make sure that you get your guy that much more.
At the tight end position, you're asked to do so many things. You'll see me split out wide singled up like a wide receiver.
I can't think Kansas City enough for embracing me for who I am, my teammates for fighting every single day.
An ice bath for me is always going to work.
I'd be OK if we didn't go back out to London ever again... shout out to everybody in London. I loved the fans.
The biggest leap between the NFL and college football is the speed. That's something you hear often. But I think there's more to it than just the speed of the players - there's also the speed with which you have to process information around you.
Speed kills in this game. If you've got it, you're in the advantage.
At the end of the day, I feel like if you're not having fun with what you do, there's really not much of a point to be doing it.
When in doubt, make plays.
I've actually walked out on a girl for being rude to a waitress. I go in to that restaurant all the time and that waitress was a good friend of mine.
Helping out Kansas City is just fun, you know?
I grew up in the '90s loving the basketball sneakers, and that's where fashion really started for me.
I think the tight end position is so unique because you always have a mismatch if you know how to dial it up or use it right.
When you see me dancing in the end zone... that's Cleveland Heights.
You never get to see the intimate side of a football player.
When I look in my father's eyes, man, I know that I made him proud. As a son, with a father that loves him and believes in him so much, that's the world. It really is.
A pain plan is something that's very understood between you and your healthcare provider.
Coach Reid is always going to dial the right plays up. He's a guru.
All the negatives, the flags for the personal fouls and silly stuff after the play, that takes a toll. People don't want to be a part of that.
Whenever you catch a ball, just see it all the way into the tuck.
I had an opportunity to meet Kobe and he's just an unbelievable person.
As soon as you get complacent with where you are in a game, that's where you come and then it bites you in the rear. So you just want to make sure that you're keeping that energy high, when guys are making plays you're getting excited for them and you're staying locked in through all 60 minutes of the game.
I hate drama.
The biggest thing in training camp is you don't always get to see the hitting aspect. Whether a guy is easy to tackle or whether he's brought down easy.