I was a baseball guy. Mom wouldn't let me play football when I was little because she was scared I'd get hurt. So, I finally convinced her to let me play in 7th grade. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
It wasn't really until the 10th or 11th grade when I started to play well, and football took the place of baseball, which was my love when I was five years old. I don't know what happened; baseball just got… — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
My biggest regret is that I wasn't able to help give our fans a championship. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
I have always been like this. I take after my father. I'm just chill. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
It's easy to show off if you are making plays all the time. But it's not me. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
During the season, I dodge the media. After practice, I need to be taking care of my body and recovering. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
I got a finger that's literally bone-on-bone. This bad boy, it gets smaller. The more and more I do, it grinds bone-on-bone. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
We all understand it's a privilege just to be playing in this league. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm just going out there and doing exactly what I'm coached and doing exactly what I'm supposed to do and just trying to help… — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
That's everybody's goal, when they come to the league, is to win a Super Bowl. That's the ultimate goal. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
You didn't want to bring home anything but an A or a B. To my mom, a C was like an F. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
