--- title: "1 Tell Just Quotes By Michael Sam" description: "1 Tell Just quotes by Michael Sam. Plus more from Michael Sam and more Tell Just sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/michael-sam-20718_inspirational_i-just-want-to-make-sure-i-could-tell-my_657988.jpg" --- > [I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. I just want to own my truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/i-just-want-to-make-sure-i-could-tell-my-story-the-way-i-want-to-tell/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/michael-sam-20718_inspirational_i-just-want-to-make-sure-i-could-tell-my_657988.jpg) ## More by Michael Sam > [I wish you guys would just say, 'Michael Sam, how's the football going? How's training going?' But it is what it is. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/i-wish-you-guys-would-just-say-michael-sam-how-s-the-football-going/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [I needed football - it was just something to do, an excuse to not be at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/i-needed-football-it-was-just-something-to-do-an-excuse-to-not-be-at/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [If I want to kiss my boyfriend, I'm gonna kiss him. If they want to film it, that's their problem. Don't be mad at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/if-i-want-to-kiss-my-boyfriend-i-m-gonna-kiss-him-if-they-want-to/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [My family was very notorious in the town that we lived in. Everyone would say, 'There goes those damn Sams.' I didn't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/my-family-was-very-notorious-in-the-town-that-we-lived-in-everyone/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [I just want to know if I'm truly not in the NFL, it's because of talent. Let it be because of my talents. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/i-just-want-to-know-if-i-m-truly-not-in-the-nfl-it-s-because-of/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [It has all happened so quickly, but it's exciting, I just wanna get back to playing football you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/it-has-all-happened-so-quickly-but-it-s-exciting-i-just-wanna-get/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. I just want to own my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/i-just-want-to-make-sure-i-could-tell-my-story-the-way-i-want-to-tell/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [I'm Michael Sam, I'm a football player, and I'm gay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/i-m-michael-sam-i-m-a-football-player-and-i-m-gay/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [The players who have reached out to me and told me about their sexual orientation, it just means a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/the-players-who-have-reached-out-to-me-and-told-me-about-their-sexual/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [Was it a risky move? Yes, but at that moment, the reason why I came out is I thought it wasn't going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/was-it-a-risky-move-yes-but-at-that-moment-the-reason-why-i-came-out/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [I'm not afraid to tell the world who I am. I'm Michael Sam: I'm a college graduate. I'm African American, and I'm gay. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/i-m-not-afraid-to-tell-the-world-who-i-am-i-m-michael-sam-i-m-a/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/great-things-happen-when-you-have-the-courage-to-be-yourself/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [I am an openly proud gay man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/i-am-an-openly-proud-gay-man/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [The most worthwhile things in life rarely come easy, this is a lesson I've always known. The journey continues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/the-most-worthwhile-things-in-life-rarely-come-easy-this-is-a-lesson/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) > [A straight person doesn't have to go in the media and tell them that they're straight, and I don't think a gay person should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sam/a-straight-person-doesn-t-have-to-go-in-the-media-and-tell-them-that/) [Michael Sam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sam/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tell-just/michael-sam/#itemlist", "name": "1 Tell Just Quotes By Michael Sam", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. 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