--- title: "4 Patrick Willis Quotes - Famous American football player (Pathways to Presence)" description: "Patrick L. Willis is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for his entire eight-year career with the San Francisco 49ers ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-patrick-willis-73699.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Patrick Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-patrick-willis-73699.jpg) # Patrick Willis (1985) American Football Player **4** quotes in **34** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Patrick Willis is an American football player, best known for *Pathways to Presence*. ## Quick Facts About Patrick Willis Born January 25, 1985 Profession American Football Player Notable works Pathways to Presence ## About Patrick Willis Patrick L. Willis is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for his entire eight-year career with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning consensus All-American honors in 2006 and was selected by the 49ers in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. Willis is regarded as one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history. ## Quotes by Patrick Willis > [One thing you try not to do as a father, as a coach, is pressure your son to do something that you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-willis/one-thing-you-try-not-to-do-as-a-father-as-a-coach-is-pressure-your/) [Patrick Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-willis/) [Coach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/patrick-willis-65732_coach_one-thing-you-try-not-to-do-as-a-father_768143.jpg) > [I feel like as a linebacker or a D-lineman, any cut, it's a man sport -- be a man, hit me up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-willis/i-feel-like-as-a-linebacker-or-a-d-lineman-any-cut-it-s-a-man-sport/) [Patrick Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-willis/) [Be a man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/be-a-man/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3a/patrick-willis-65732_be-a-man_i-feel-like-as-a-linebacker-or-a-d-linem_1387598.jpg) > [Trust that you can get back up and not give in. Ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-willis/trust-that-you-can-get-back-up-and-not-give-in-ever/) [Patrick Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-willis/) [Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/patrick-willis-65732_funny_trust-that-you-can-get-back-up-and-not-g_1827875.jpg) > [Power isn’t just about going forward. It’s about not letting anything hold you back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-willis/power-isn-t-just-about-going-forward-it-s-about-not-letting-anything/) [Patrick Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-willis/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/patrick-willis-65732_ability_power-isn-t-just-about-going-forward-it_3005605.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-willis/#itemlist", "name": "Patrick Willis Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One thing you try not to do as a father, as a coach, is pressure your son to do something that you've done. 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