It's either join the workforce or become a professional athlete, and I'd rather be a pro athlete. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
I don't think anybody in any sport ever sucks. You're an athlete. You're a professional. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
Obviously, I'm going to graduate college. So if sports don't work out, I'll have something to fall back on. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
People who don't understand will try to label me as one or the other. I'm an athlete and a lot of people… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
A lot of sprinters aren't football players. I'm a football player. That's the difference between me and a sprinter. My knowledge of… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
It won't change that I'm an Olympian if you call me a football player, and it won't change that I'm an NFL… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
People outside the organization or outside of football, they don't know how hard it is to win in this league, such a… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
The number of really good athletes is decreasing. People don't want to work as hard anymore and they complain. In the future,… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
I graduated with a double degree, I speak well, I play two sports at an elite level, I volunteer, I do things… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
I really don't focus on the competition at all. Like even on the football field it's me versus me. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
I know I'm a dog. I'm a beast especially when it comes to long jump. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
Like you see in the fairy tales, that's how it planned out in my head. Kids, little white picket fence, the American dream. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
I have a lot of things going for me, I try to be a well-rounded role model. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
If Deja wasn't my sister, I feel like I would still be motivated but not in the way that I am today. Having a… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
I'm always hesitant to make any serious moves because you never know how the N.F.L. will treat you, you know? — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't even know that about me, I grew up without a father. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
I don't want to bring my personal issues to the field during game time. I don't want to take focus from anybody else. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
Never in my life have I failed a test. I have never been opposed to testing and, in fact, have always been compliant with… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
I led the world the whole year until the trials. I was in Birmingham, U.K. Broke the meet record, had the meet won already,… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
Football has set me up to provide for my family, it has allowed me a better opportunity to do things in my life that… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
Who am I just to give up on track? This is something I've dreamed about since I was 9 years old, being an Olympic champion. — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
