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title: "10 Always Quotes By Matt Cassel"
description: "10 Always quotes by Matt Cassel. Plus more from Matt Cassel and more Always sayings from other authors."
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> [I've always pushed myself and taken great pride in what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-ve-always-pushed-myself-and-taken-great-pride-in-what-i-do/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/matt-cassel-6404_always_i-ve-always-pushed-myself-and-taken-grea_2636421.jpg)

> [Personally, I always loved the 1 p.m. Sunday games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/personally-i-always-loved-the-1-p-m-sunday-games/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48d/matt-cassel-6404_always_personally-i-always-loved-the-1-p-m-sund_789878.jpg)

> [I always look forward to playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-always-look-forward-to-playing/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/matt-cassel-6404_always_i-always-look-forward-to-playing-1723531_1723531.jpg)

> [I think the toughest job in football is always to be the starter, because everybody looks to you for guidance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-think-the-toughest-job-in-football-is-always-to-be-the-starter/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/matt-cassel-6404_always_i-think-the-toughest-job-in-football-is_3027756.jpg)

> [Even if you're in a backup role, you've always got to prepare yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/even-if-you-re-in-a-backup-role-you-ve-always-got-to-prepare-yourself/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2c/matt-cassel-6404_always_even-if-you-re-in-a-backup-role-you-ve-a_1132156.jpg)

> [It is always interesting to hear older players come back and talk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/it-is-always-interesting-to-hear-older-players-come-back-and-talk/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/matt-cassel-6404_always_it-is-always-interesting-to-hear-older-p_2480707.jpg)

> [I always want to be out there with my team. I always want to fight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-always-want-to-be-out-there-with-my-team-i-always-want-to-fight/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84b/matt-cassel-6404_always_i-always-want-to-be-out-there-with-my-te_3215457.jpg)

> [As long as anybody plays this game, you never master it because there are so many things that are always changing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/as-long-as-anybody-plays-this-game-you-never-master-it-because-there/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/matt-cassel-6404_always_as-long-as-anybody-plays-this-game-you-n_2674989.jpg)

> [You always have to be thinking about your opportunity. You always have to be ready.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/you-always-have-to-be-thinking-about-your-opportunity-you-always-have/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00c/matt-cassel-6404_always_you-always-have-to-be-thinking-about-you_1433095.jpg)

> [In 2005, our starting center, Dan Koppen, went down with a season-ending injury. Russ Hochstein was always our interior 'swing guy' -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/in-2005-our-starting-center-dan-koppen-went-down-with-a-season-ending/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d0/matt-cassel-6404_always_in-2005-our-starting-center-dan-koppen-w_2408240.jpg)

## Other authors on Always

## More by Matt Cassel

> [You never want to lose but it happens in the NFL.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/you-never-want-to-lose-but-it-happens-in-the-nfl/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [I can't understand for the life of me why people would cheer when somebody gets hurt. I guess that is the sick world that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-can-t-understand-for-the-life-of-me-why-people-would-cheer-when/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [I've always believed in myself and I've surrounded myself with positive-thinking people. That's why a lot of times I don't watch the sports shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-ve-always-believed-in-myself-and-i-ve-surrounded-myself-with/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [Every week you go in and hope that you have production in the passing game and also in the running game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/every-week-you-go-in-and-hope-that-you-have-production-in-the-passing/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [There are definitely times when taking a sack is a better play than doing something else and trying to make a play when something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/there-are-definitely-times-when-taking-a-sack-is-a-better-play-than/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [I have a thing for brunettes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-have-a-thing-for-brunettes/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [My father grew up in West Texas, in Lubbock, and I've got family here, and I grew up a Dallas Cowboy fan all my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/my-father-grew-up-in-west-texas-in-lubbock-and-i-ve-got-family-here/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [I don't read the paper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-don-t-read-the-paper/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [Five turnovers in the second half; you can't beat anybody doing that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/five-turnovers-in-the-second-half-you-can-t-beat-anybody-doing-that/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [Pro Day was very important for me because that was really the only time that I had to prove that I could play at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/pro-day-was-very-important-for-me-because-that-was-really-the-only/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [Any time you get a bye week you embrace it as a player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/any-time-you-get-a-bye-week-you-embrace-it-as-a-player/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [I've been on a number of NFL teams, and a lot of them address situational football. But I've never been around a team that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-ve-been-on-a-number-of-nfl-teams-and-a-lot-of-them-address/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [Everybody is allowed to have their own opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/everybody-is-allowed-to-have-their-own-opinion/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [I love the Patriots. I love this organization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/i-love-the-patriots-i-love-this-organization/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

> [You have to go through your reads and you have to make smart decisions because if you start forcing it in to double coverage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-cassel/you-have-to-go-through-your-reads-and-you-have-to-make-smart/)

[Matt Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-cassel/)

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