58 Receiver Quotes for You to Enjoy

A lot of times, I go and face the top receiver, and that's a task... it comes with the territory, and I never back down from that challenge. Johnathan Joseph

Challenge Face Down Back Top Never Territory Go Lot Times Task Receiver

Your job as a receiver is to get open and catch the ball and block in the run game. Julian Edelman

Game Job Run Open Catch Ball Block Get Your Receiver

The No. 1 rule you're taught as a receiver: You've just got to watch the ball. You hear about the guy who was lucky. But the guy who was lucky got an opportunity, and he was prepared for it. Sometimes the ball falls your way, and, you know, we'll take it. Julian Edelman

I was a quarterback in pee-wee football. I always wanted to be quarterback. They're the leaders, they make the calls. It didn't work out because I didn't have the arm. I also played wide receiver my senior year in high school. Junior Seau

I would love to play for Leonard Hamilton and follow in the footsteps of my father at Florida State, where he played wide receiver and after a great career as a Seminole was drafted into the NFL. Kevin Knox

Love Great Father State Great Career Would Follow He Footsteps Hamilton Where After Play Wide Florida Played Receiver Drafted Career

The wide receiver position is such a complex position. Keyshawn Johnson

Complex Wide Receiver Position

I was a receiver until I was a freshman in high school. I didn't play quarterback until I was a freshman. Kurt Warner

School High High School Until Freshman Quarterback Play Receiver

Going from reporter to anchor is like going from wide receiver to quarterback. As anchor, you're running the plays and having the feel of the show - and knowing when to be more upbeat or slow down. Lara Spencer

You Slow Down Anchor Running Having More Feel Like Knowing Quarterback Upbeat Reporter Going Show Wide Receiver Plays

We know what molecules are needed to sense light - what turns that signal that detects light into an electrical signal. We know how smells are detected. But we have a vast number of senses for which we know what the signal is, but we don't know what the receiver is. Martin Chalfie

Light Sense Signal Vast Know Smells How Senses Which Turns Molecules Electrical Receiver Number Needed

Imagine being a running back or a receiver. You get tackled, and then when you get up, you're surrounded by a bunch of guys, and they're all screaming and yelling at you... Mentally, it wears on you, like, 'God, how long can I do this?' It's a mental thing. Mike Daniels

Probably the number one position that has the greatest number of players to choose from is receiver. When we're out there recruiting, there are a lot of receivers out there to recruit. It's harder to find defensive players. Nick Saban

Defensive Out Find Recruit Recruiting Greatest Greatest Number Lot Choose Harder Players Receiver Number Position

When you go into a game, and there's something that was drawn up the way it was supposed to be drawn up, and you missed the throw or the catch, as a receiver, it's something where you feel bad about that. You can always regret just missing it, but as a football player, you have to move on to the next play. Patrick Mahomes

You Game Regret Move On Way Drawn Bad About Something Throw Football Catch Football Player Feel Missed Missing Supposed Always Go Up Move Just Where Next Play Player Receiver

I am more into the old school guy than I am with the new school guys. I came in young and I had to pay my dues to be considered a vet. To be able to play for over 10 years at wide receiver, that's why I like looking at the older guys like Larry Fitzgerald, Teddy Ginn Jr., Brian Hartline. That's what I'm about. Randy Moss

School Old Looking Young Pay Older Considered Able About Guy Guys More Had Over New Like Am Dues Came Years Fitzgerald Than Vet Old School Brian Older Guys Why Play Larry Wide Receiver Teddy

If I was going to play offense, I'd love to play running back. In high school I played quarterback and wide receiver, but I wouldn't mind running over some folks. Ronnie Lott

Love School Mind Back High Running Folks Some High School Over Quarterback Offense Going Play Wide Played Receiver

I played a lot of football when I was younger. I'm a good receiver, actually. Shania Twain

Good Football Lot Younger Actually Played Receiver

When I went to the Pro Bowl, I went as a tight end. When I made the All Pro team, I made it as a tight end. When they introduced us and I ran out of the tunnel, they introduced me as a tight end. So how is that possible that now that my career is over, they say, 'Well, he put up stats like a wide receiver?' It's not my fault I was ahead of my time. Shannon Sharpe

Time Me Fault Made Ran Say Out Possible Introduced My Time He Put Over Like Bowl Well Tight How End Up Pro Tunnel Us Team They Say Now Wide Receiver Career

I played quarterback, safety and receiver. Stephen Jackson

Safety Quarterback Played Receiver

The tag that I was too small and too slow just made me work that much harder. Besides, quickness is more important than flat-out speed. How often does a receiver run 40 yards straight down the field? Not very often. Lateral speed is what counts. How quickly can you get in and out of a cut? I can do that as well as anyone. Steve Largent

Work Me You Made Slow Important Field Down Speed Too Out Run Besides More Small Tag Counts Well Does Yards How Very Quickly Quickness Than Get Often Just Anyone Straight Cut Much Harder Receiver

I'm just a receiver. I don't want to be labeled as a deep-threat guy, which is always going to happen because I'm always going to be able to run past people until I'm slow. I watch some guys who are very good at being deep threats, but it's like people don't respect them doing anything else. Torrey Smith

Good Respect People Slow Past Else Run Able Some Threats Guy Guys Like Until Because Always Doing Labeled Very Going Just Being Want Happen Anything Anything Else Which Them Who Deep Watch Receiver

I want to be known as a solid all-around receiver that's fast, not a fast guy that plays receiver. Torrey Smith

Solid All-Around Guy Known Want Fast Receiver Plays

I kinda wanted to play receiver more. Victor Cruz

Kinda More Wanted Play Receiver

Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock. Walter Benjamin

Gifts Must Point Affect Shock Receiver

When I first came into the league, I was with Tim Dwight in San Diego, and a guy named Eric Parker, who really showed me the work ethic it takes to be an NFL receiver, and I've really tried to keep that with me. Wes Welker

In college, my best friends were an offensive lineman, a wide receiver and defensive back. In the pros, when you leave the practice field, players go their separate ways because they are married. Ryan Leaf

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