Colin Kaepernick Quotes

If intimidation is your game plan, I hope you have a better one.

I'm going to speak the truth when I'm asked about it. This isn't for look. This isn't for publicity or anything like that. This is for people that don't have the voice.

People are dying in vain because America isn't holding their end of the bargain up, as far as giving freedom and justice, liberty to everybody. That's something that's not happening.

America stands for freedom, liberty and justice for all. And it's not happening for all right now.

I'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed.

We have to unite. We have to unify and make a change.

I watch a lot of cartoons. I watch a lot of "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Phineas and Ferb."

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.

Pressure comes from a lack of preparation.

There's people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable. People are being given paid leave for killing people. That's not right. That's not right by anyone's standards.

There's a lot of things that need to change. One specifically? Police brutality.

There are things that have gone on in thr USA for years and years and have never been addressed, and they need to be.

If we reach common ground, and can understand what everybody's going through, we can really affect change. And make sure that everyone is trated equally and has the same freedom.

God has brought me this far. He has laid out a phenomenal path for me. And I can't do anything but thank him.

I just want to improve game to game and try to get better.

There is police brutality. People of color have been targeted by police.

I can't look in the mirror and see people dying on the street that should have the same opportunities that I've had. And say 'You know what? I can live with myself.' Because I can't if I just watch.

If you want to understand what I'm thinking further, come talk to me. It shouldn't be something that should be hidden. These conversations need to happen and can bring everybody closer.

I think people are really talking about it. Having conversations about how to make change.

Something you're aware of being a quarterback coming here-you have expectations, and you want to live up to those.

I'm a Brewers fan. I was born in Milwaukee, so I'm all Wisconsin teams all day.

It’s not really pressure, unless you’re not prepared.

I have to learn more in order to preserve my body.

It is really like a family. We are around each other more than we are around anybody else. The time we spend together, and the hard work we put in together, it is going to build a close team.

I was always a Favre fan. I was born in Wisconsin, and my whole family was Packers fans, so I grew up watching him.

There are a lot of other parts on this team that do great things to make it easy for me to go out there.

Camp Taylor is a foundation that I'm connected with right now, and anything I can do to help them and help those kids is something I want to do.

I think people have put too much focus on me. I don't think they realize the other weapons we have on this team. I don't think they realize the great offensive line that we have.

You're always going to be mad about a bad play.

Going out on the field frantic isn't going to help you score points. You have to try to lead your team.

Score a touchdown, kiss your tattoo. Kaepernicking!

There's a lot of things that need to change, a lot of different issues that need to be addressed.

I like the old-school Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoons. I'm talking Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian!

For me, off the field, cartoons are something that can ease my mind and get me back into having fun and just relaxing.

I see myself as a quarterback who had the run the option for the offense to be successful.

I was better at baseball, but I really loved football.

For me, I don't really see a lot of the things I do as what I do, I see that as what our team does. It just happens to be that I'm the quarterback in those situations.

Will Smith is a funny person, a very likable person, but at the same time he can be serious and really handle his business. I'll stay away from talking about his rapping abilities, though.

It’s important for people to know that I’m still focused on football... I’m handling my business to get ready for the next season.

I was a Packers fan growing up, and just to see the way he played the game and how excited he was about it all the time, he's my favorite.

I have great respect for people's right to believe what they want to believe. And I don't think anybody should be prosecuted or judged based on what their beliefs are.

I have great respect for the religion. I know a lot of people that are Muslim and are phenomenal people.

I don't watch too much TV when it comes to sports or news or things like that.

Victor Cruz just got his deal with Givenchy - amazing. I was so excited for him. That was amazing. So I think there are great opportunities for a lot of athletes out there.

It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset.

People are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up as far as, you know, giving freedom and justice and liberty to everybody.

The NFL is a performance-based business, so you should have to perform to earn some of your money. At the same time, I realize that my success isn't just because of what I do out there.