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Derek Carr

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Derek Carr talks about staying calm when people blame others and trying to spread peace. He says the “dog inside” keeps you fighting even when things feel bad, and he notes that football isn’t the biggest thing in his life anymore. He also mentions that rookies learn by taking hits and that fans are everywhere.

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Derek Dallas Carr is an American former professional football quarterback who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs, receiving first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors twice before being selected by the Oakland Raiders

Quotes by Derek Carr

God will put me where he wants me.

God

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It'd be an honor to play anywhere.

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In my head, I'm a big Kobe fan.

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I'm a Raider for life.

Life

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We want to play fast.

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I'm very much into legacies.

Legacies

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When you're losing, crap happens.

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I've been in hard times.

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Football is important, but it's not the most important thing anymore.

Football

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Every year, I find things where I can go harder into and things like that.

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When I put my helmet on, I'm ultra competitive, talking trash.

Competitive

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The only predraft talk I listen to is the coaches and the GMs.

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Everything can look good in theory and in practice it all falls apart.

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I just want to make sure that my teammates will be taken care of.

Care

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We want to put pressure on the defense.

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I broke my back, I broke my ankle. I didn't cry then.

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My last two years at Fresno State were 100 percent no-huddle, and I love it. I'm very comfortable in it.

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I listen to the people that know the position. People that coach me. People that I always seek advice from.

Advice

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You can see something on film, but until you're really out there playing against somebody and you see him for the first…

Cinema

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Let's go fix problems that I have and let's do what I need to do to win championships.

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When teams see coach Gruden and myself run out on the field, they know, 'Hey, man, we are in for it mentally…

Coach

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I think it's more important to pray for my son than go out with my friends drinking at a bar until midnight…

Friendship

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For me, if I didn't have my faith, the game gives you a lot of highs and a lot of lows.

Faith

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There's times where I get emotionally hijacked, then I'll try and force something and do something.

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It's the same mindset I had in college. As long as I come in and work every day, it worked in college…

Day

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Everyone knows with a rookie, you're going to take lumps. Even with a first-, second-, third-year guy, you're going to take lumps…

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It's a good thing that me and Coach Gruden think the same way. Him and I are more similar than people even…

Coach

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I'll never forget when we won that game my rookie year versus Kansas City. We won one game, we were 1-10, and…

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I had a whole bunch of things I knew I needed to work on from self-scouting. I knew on certain routes what…

Eyes

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The city of Oakland, since I got here, has been like my second family. They've taken me in and had my back…

City

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Making false claims about somebody before you know them, and about a group of guys, that has no business in our world.…

Business

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People didn't question my knowledge, my throwing ability or athleticism; they questioned my ability to stand in and take a hit. So…

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We don't want to be paper champs.

Champs

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It's the most violent sport there is.

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I'm always trying to grow myself.

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I have two big brothers.

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I don't care what stadium we play in.

Care

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I'm very confident.

Confidence

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I always try and give my best effort.

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I had to grow up fast.

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