--- title: "9 Drafted High Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Drafted High quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Drafted High sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/danny-green-5868_drafted_i-wasn-t-drafted-high-1172858_1172858.jpg" --- > [I wasn't drafted high.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-green/i-wasn-t-drafted-high/) [Danny Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/danny-green-5868_drafted_i-wasn-t-drafted-high-1172858_1172858.jpg) > [Because I was drafted high, I got the reputation of being conceited, like I'm too good for this person or that person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-bauer/because-i-was-drafted-high-i-got-the-reputation-of-being-conceited/) [Trevor Bauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-bauer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/trevor-bauer-5710_being_because-i-was-drafted-high-i-got-the-rep_1884006.jpg) > [I think everyone wants to get drafted as high as they can. That's the way I look at it as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/auston-matthews/i-think-everyone-wants-to-get-drafted-as-high-as-they-can-that-s-the/) [Auston Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/auston-matthews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/auston-matthews-6686_drafted_i-think-everyone-wants-to-get-drafted-as_68146.jpg) > [Coach Morris wasn't too hard on me, not at all. Being drafted where I was at, there were high expectations for me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaines-adams/coach-morris-wasn-t-too-hard-on-me-not-at-all-being-drafted-where-i/) [Gaines Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaines-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84a/gaines-adams-34329_being_coach-morris-wasn-t-too-hard-on-me-not-a_1244795.jpg) > [You want to be drafted high, but to be drafted high into an organization like the Kansas City Chiefs, it's like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-mahomes/you-want-to-be-drafted-high-but-to-be-drafted-high-into-an/) [Patrick Mahomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-mahomes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/patrick-mahomes-10561_city_you-want-to-be-drafted-high-but-to-be-dr_1005886.jpg) > [I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cone/i-was-a-professional-baseball-player-from-the-time-i-was-drafted-out/) [David Cone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46c/david-cone-22628_ball-player_i-was-a-professional-baseball-player-fro_2657818.png) > [But I got drafted out of high school, and my mother wasn't having it. She was like, you're not about to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shemar-moore/but-i-got-drafted-out-of-high-school-and-my-mother-wasn-t-having-it/) [Shemar Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shemar-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f18/shemar-moore-11073_about_but-i-got-drafted-out-of-high-school-and_1646930.jpg) > [You think about when I went to Miami. I played as a freshman, I go in and compete to be a starter,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-gore/you-think-about-when-i-went-to-miami-i-played-as-a-freshman-i-go-in/) [Frank Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/frank-gore-7535_good_you-think-about-when-i-went-to-miami-i-p_146151.jpg) > [You want to come in and prove yourself early. Obviously, it is a responsibility being drafted that high to come in and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-hawk/you-want-to-come-in-and-prove-yourself-early-obviously-it-is-a/) [A. J. Hawk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-hawk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ba/a-j-hawk-50203_community_you-want-to-come-in-and-prove-yourself-e_2593770.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drafted-high/#itemlist", "name": "Drafted High Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wasn't drafted high.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Danny Green" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-green/i-wasn-t-drafted-high/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/danny-green-5868_drafted_i-wasn-t-drafted-high-1172858_1172858.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/danny-green-5868_drafted_i-wasn-t-drafted-high-1172858_1172858.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/danny-green-5868_drafted_i-wasn-t-drafted-high-1172858_1172858.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wasn't drafted high.” — Danny Green", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Because I was drafted high, I got the reputation of being conceited, like I'm too good for this person or that person.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Trevor Bauer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-bauer/because-i-was-drafted-high-i-got-the-reputation-of-being-conceited/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/trevor-bauer-5710_being_because-i-was-drafted-high-i-got-the-rep_1884006.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/trevor-bauer-5710_being_because-i-was-drafted-high-i-got-the-rep_1884006.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b3/trevor-bauer-5710_being_because-i-was-drafted-high-i-got-the-rep_1884006.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Because I was drafted high, I got the reputation of being conceited, like I'm too good for this person or…” — Trevor Bauer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think everyone wants to get drafted as high as they can. 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