I was a baseball guy. Mom wouldn't let me play football when I was little because she was scared I'd get hurt.… — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
For me, to just have my own shoe is unbelievable. As a kid, you see Jordans and wonder what that feels like… — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
If I was to keep playing, I had to play in Detroit, and it just wasn't for me anymore. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm going to discipline my kids, and can't no one tell me how to discipline my kids. — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
That's what everybody calls me, 'Cheat Code,' because they just throw the ball up to me. — 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,… — 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
