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Jason Witten

(1982) American Football Player

98 quotes in 319 categories

Jason Witten values success, aiming for high‑level play and championships. He credits his grandfather, who coached him in high school, as a lifelong mentor and friend. He says his commentary should be fun and reasonable, and that aging brings a deeper sense of meaning.

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Jason Witten is an American football player.

Quick Facts About Jason Witten

Born: May 6, 1982
Profession: American Football Player

About Jason Witten

American football player (born 1982)... | Christopher Jason Witten is an American football coach and former player who is currently the tight ends coach for the Oklahoma Sooners.
He played as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily for the Dallas Cowboys. Witten played college football for the Tennessee V

Quotes by Jason Witten

I'm always going to be a Cowboy.

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We know it's a young man's game.

Game

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Being famous is fun.

Being

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Hopefully I can play until I'm 40.

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There are a lot of good tight ends.

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I'm a steak and potato guy.

Food

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Wins in this league are precious.

Football

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I know this: the opportunity to play, when that leaves, it is over.

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You've got to be able to compete and play at a high level.

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Yeah, I probably talk a little bit of trash.

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Look, it's a show-me game. I've got to be able to show it.

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I've spent my entire adulthood in pro football.

Adulthood

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Fantasy football is good for the fans and good for the game.

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I just want to be deliberate in the process of knowing what it takes to play.

Deliberate

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It's pretty cool to play against your idol.

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I have a deep desire to have success, to play a high level, and to win championships.

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Like others before me, I have a great opportunity as an NFL player to make a difference in the lives of others.

Football

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When a new coaching staff comes in, there are a lot of changes that happen with that.

Change

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Anytime you kind of take the road that I've taken, people don't know what to expect.

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I'm going to be humble, I'm going to be accountable, do it with a smile on my face, make other people around…

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We all get motivated differently and I think as you get older, you'd be foolish not to draw on your experiences from…

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You got to be able to listen to what the coaches are saying and not get your feelings hurt.

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A lot of guys I've seen in my career that played at a high level and were done, they moved on, never…

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My career has been defined, in a good way, on the option route. And a lot of times, it's a bang-bang play.…

Career

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You want to be able to run seam routes and do all that, but to have something that you can hang your…

Football

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I always say that I continue to set the standard really high for myself, but you don't get into a catch count…

Game

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You just constantly are evaluating and learning and drawing players and coverages and talking through it. It's part of making you the…

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I work hard every day not only to be a success on the football field and a credit to my team -…

Day

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Ideally, if you ask most tight ends, they would say we want the defender on us early. The reason for that is…

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When you call a game, it's almost like you're doing a three-hour movie and the production of it all, living in the…

Football

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I have a lot of respect for every opponent. I don't know if there's just one who I say, 'that guy intimidates…

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A player checking Twitter at halftime? I've seen it. A player tweeting out a grievance with an organization about playing time or…

Around the world

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My brother one time after a little league basketball game, I think he messed up or something had happened in the game,…

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Aaron Rodgers, he throws that back-shoulder throw so well.

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Once you're a player, you always have a little bit of that in you.

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The great ones hate to lose more than they love to win.

Football

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I've always felt like I know how much I've put into every offseason.

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That's what a team does is stay together.

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Granddad taught me a long time ago, act like you've been there before.

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Early on, yeah, my life was a bit of a roller coaster.

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Jason Witten by topic

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