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Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick
American Athlete
Born: Nov 3, 1987
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Related authors: Arthur Ashe Jackie Robinson LeBron James Michael Jordan Mike Tyson Muhammad Ali Tom Brady Yogi Berra
I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put their selves in harm's way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country, and my freedom to take a seat or take a knee, so I have the utmost respect for them, and I think what I did was taken out of context and spun a different way. Colin Kaepernick
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People don't realize what's really going on in this country. There are a lot things that are going on that are unjust. People aren't being held accountable for. And that's something that needs to change. That's something that this country stands for: freedom, liberty and justice for all. Colin Kaepernick
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I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. Colin Kaepernick
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This stand wasn't because I feel like I'm being put down in any kind of way. This is because I'm seeing things happen to people that don't have a voice: people that don't have a platform to talk and have their voices heard and affect change. So I'm in the position where I can do that, and I'm going to do that for people that can't. Colin Kaepernick
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We have a lot of people that are oppressed. We have a lot of people that aren't treated equally, aren't given equal opportunities. Police brutality is a huge thing that needs to be addressed. There are a lot of issues that need to be talked about, need to be brought to life, and we need to fix those. Colin Kaepernick
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We have a presidential candidate who's deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn't make sense to me, because if that was any other person, you'd be in prison. So what is this country really standing for? Colin Kaepernick
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I have great respect for the men and women that have fought for this country. I have family, I have friends that have gone and fought for this country. And they fight for freedom, they fight for the people, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone. Colin Kaepernick
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Sometimes, when things are going really well, I feel like I've already seen things - it's the flashback feeling in a good way. Like I'm watching a rerun, because I've studied this defense and know what comes next. Now, that is a good feeling, when your mind is working fast because you've studied, and you realize, 'I've seen this before.' Colin Kaepernick
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I think that's something that's hard for this country to address, is what the real issues are and coming to the point where we can admit that these are issues. Once we admit that, we can deal with it, we can fix them, and we can make this country and these communities a better place. Colin Kaepernick
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You have to train hard and be strong while staying flexible and limber, so I'm trying to find that balance. Colin Kaepernick
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All my tattoos, they've been thought out, thought over, been a work in progress for at least a year before I've got them. So I'm not walking into a tattoo shop, picking tattoos off a wall. It's something that means something to me. It's something that I believe in. Colin Kaepernick
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I'll never take the easy way out. Colin Kaepernick
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I'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. Colin Kaepernick
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I'm going to speak the truth when I'm asked about it. Colin Kaepernick
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I don't watch too much TV when it comes to sports or news or things like that. Colin Kaepernick
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All my life, I've had these flashbacks, these dreams, nightmares, daymares, like visions, where I relive certain plays. Only the bad plays. I see them over and over, as if somebody's rewinding a tape and forcing me to watch. Colin Kaepernick
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Thankfully, God blessed me with some legs that move pretty good, and we also get to wear pads, so I should be alright. Colin Kaepernick
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I'm here to play football. Colin Kaepernick
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Nobody cares if you're black, white, straight, gay, Christian, Jewish, whatever it may be. When you step on that field, you're a member, in my case, the 49ers. That's your job, your occupation. Colin Kaepernick
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The SFPD has had a lot of issues, and I think one of the issues that needs to be addressed is the racist text messages that have been passed back and forth between PD members, not only talking about the community, but also talking about colleagues that work in the same department as them. Colin Kaepernick
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You have to take care of the ball to win football games. Colin Kaepernick
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Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young. Colin Kaepernick
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It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset. Colin Kaepernick
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I don't play for job security. Colin Kaepernick
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To me, I've played full seasons and had success. Mentally, I've been through it before. I'm not incapable of going through this. Colin Kaepernick
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When it comes down to it, you're playing football regardless of what offense you're in. Colin Kaepernick
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