Benjamin Watson Quotes

I’m a Georgia guy; we can run.

All I’m saying is, is God the god who we look to for comfort during tragedies? Is he the god who can control all those things, or is he the god that we don’t even trust with our daily lives… As long as there’s prayer and exams, as long as there’s games, there will be prayers.

There shouldn’t be any looting or anything like that. But we’re seeing a lot of frustration, and nobody knows the answer. All of us are saying we need an answer, and what I’m saying is we need, all of us, a heart change so, as America, we can move forward.

I’M SAD, because another young life was lost from his family, the racial divide has widened, a community is in shambles, accusations, insensitivity hurt and hatred are boiling over, and we may never know the truth about what happened that day.

I think, over the time that you’re in the league, you learn what your body needs: you learn the amount of soft tissue work you need, the amount of dry needling, or the amount of sleep or your nutrition. You also understand that you have to pull back.

The reason why ‘Black Lives Matter’ is a chant is because a lot of people feel, myself included, that sometimes they don’t matter.

Make sure you know your identity is in Christ, so that when you get laid off from your job, or when you get a raise from your job, or when things don’t go right, you’re not up and down, up and down.

There comes a place where you need to respect. When people are speaking, you don’t comment.

In any given marketplace, there’s a triangle. There’s a line of Dior goods at $25,000 that creates the sharp focus you need to sell $100 scarves to every woman. When [Design Miami] Basel popped on the scene, it proved there’s a market for the top of the design triangle, which will lead the wide base beneath it.

Whatever you do, do it wholeheartedly for the Lord and not for man, because our true identity is in Him.

I felt unworthy, and it’s amazing how God kind of showed me that that’s how we act as humans, and that’s sometimes how we act in our Christian life.

Whether in the locker room, the community, or at home, our goal should not be to simply behave in a specific way. It should instead be to instill the correct values in our hearts, so that our actions will flow out unimpeded, confirming what we truly believe.

I sometimes think they should have said ‘Black Lives Matter Too,’ because that is really what is being said. The outcry is that historically and presently, the feeling is that black lives don’t matter as much as white lives because we don’t see the same type of things happening to them.

Sometimes listening is of greater value than speaking.

When someone mistreats you, the correct reaction is not to go out and do something to destroy somebody else’s property.

Preacher’s kids usually go one way or the other – way wild, or they follow in their dad’s footsteps.

Good players on good teams don’t get too high, don’t get too low. They’re even-keeled, and they go about their business the right way.

I can tell my grandkids that I played with Drew Brees and Tom Brady, and Flacco will definitely be added to that list.

We need to get our hearts straight. And after we get the hearts straight, we can treat each other straight.

The cure for the Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner tragedies is not education or exposure. It’s the gospel.

Amazingly, I think that a lot of times athletes are – are kind of in a position where other think they shouldn’t weigh in on certain social topics.

I can identify many different experiences that I’ve had over the course of my life and things that I’ve witnessed where it seemed that black men, specifically me or someone else may have got the, you know, different treatment than somebody else would in that same situation.

It’s a sin problem, not a skin problem.

The amazing thing about a football team is we can disagree and fight like brothers, but then we come back together. We are able to be open and honest about things that may offend us.

We all have faults.

Moral failure occurs when people lose focus and gradually drift off the path.

The police officer’s job is to respect the citizens that they are in control of.

It’s been a constant struggle with my athletic career to identify myself as a child of God and understand that His love is unconditional for us; it’s not conditional like fans, or coaches, or even myself.

Conflict, when handled correctly, strengthens.

I’M EMBARRASSED because the looting, violent protests, and law breaking only confirm, and in the minds of many, validate, the stereotypes and thus the inferior treatment.

You CAN be what you want to be. Whatever that is.

I think that part of the issue here is when people hear ‘Black Lives Matter,’ sometimes they think that someone is saying your life doesn’t matter, and that’s not what ‘Black Lives Matter,’ at least to me, is saying.

When you go to work, you are a Christian at your workplace. You’re not a broadcaster who happens to be Christian. You’re a Christian.

We need to look at truth. We need to look at justice, and we need to look at righteousness. And let that be our guide going forward.

The cure for the Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner tragedies is not education or exposure. It’s the Gospel. So, finally, I’M ENCOURAGED because the Gospel gives mankind hope.

If fathers aren’t growing up, I would challenge them to want to be a father that is present in the home, so that their kids have that identity.

I would say that one of the hardest things for an athlete, and really anybody of any profession, is that we create our identity in what we do.

Jesus meets the physical needs of kids but also tells them how to save their soul.

I think God does a lot of things in different ways.

One thing I struggled with early in my career was the delicate balance between my performance and my identity. When things on the field went well, I was cheerful and felt important. When things went poorly, my countenance and self-concept plummeted, and I was not pleasant to be around.

White people think one thing and black people think another thing about the same event. And we automatically, before we really know what happened, kind of pick our sides.

In the same way that I cannot be perfect and need grace for my mistakes, I also need to give my kids grace. I am constantly learning to be patient with them, understanding that they won’t do everything right all the time, while still holding them to a high standard, as their heavenly father does.

The NFL goes to great lengths to protect what it calls ‘the integrity of the game.’ The same should be said for us as individuals. Integrity, the truthful interaction of word and deed, not only creates leaders in the locker room who are worthy of being followed; it is also vital for success at home.

Usually, ‘All Lives Matter’ comes as a response to ‘Black Lives Matter’; it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. So when people say ‘Black Lives Matter,’ a lot of times the response ‘All Lives Matter’ can seem very condescending, dismissive to ‘Black Lives Matter.’

What doesn’t allow us to move forward because when we simply – and I’ve seen it on social media; it really, really upsets me – is to get in our corners and call names and turn our back to each other.

There are certain teams in the NFL that have a certain aura about them, and there’s a certain respect level about them.

In order to win in this league, you have to have a quarterback who can make all the throws, who makes great decisions, somebody who can get you out of bad situations, that just gives you a chance.

It sounds kind of cliche when teams say, ‘Us against the world,’ but that’s the mentality you have to have. There are so many opinions out there that come from media, that come from your family or come from people on TV.

I’M FEARFUL because in the back of my mind I know that although I’m a law abiding citizen I could still be looked upon as a “threat” to those who don’t know me. So I will continue to have to go the extra mile to earn the benefit of the doubt.

Sin is the reason we abuse our authority.

I’M ANGRY because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes.

So much of football relates to Christian life – sacrifice, commitment, discipline.

I didn’t know if I was going to be drafted, period. I remember sitting there and just praying that whatever God has for me to happen, and I didn’t get any calls from anybody else the whole round. And then I got a call from New England five hours after the draft started.

The captain thing was really an honor, and it was really flattering for me. It was really something that I didn’t expect, and I would say that was the highlight of my career so far, being elected captain by my peers.

Athletes are in a position where others think they shouldn’t weigh in on certain social topics.

I’ve heard my father say that the man is to be the priest, the provider, and the protector of his family. He’s the priest because he is the spiritual leader, monitoring and growing the spiritual temperature of his family.

The thing that happened in Ferguson touched many of us in a specific way.

I’ve been blessed by God to be able to perform.

I’ve had a number of injuries; I’ve had a number of surgeries, and I’ve been able to bounce back from them. I attribute that to Him as much as me just trying to take care of myself as much as I can.

I’M FRUSTRATED, because pop culture, music and movies glorify these types of police citizen altercations and promote an invincible attitude that continues to get young men killed in real life, away from safety movie sets and music studios.

Sometimes, we feel like we don’t want to offend people, but there are times that we need to express ourselves without fear that somebody is going to shut us down simply because we have differing opinions. That’s how we grow.

When you are a free agent like I was, it definitely makes a big difference when you know there’s stability at the quarterback position.

I’M HOPELESS, because I’ve lived long enough to expect things like this to continue to happen. I’m not surprised and at some point my little children are going to inherit the weight of being a minority and all that it entails.

I’M CONFUSED, because I don’t know why it’s so hard to obey a policeman. You will not win!!! And I don’t know why some policeman abuse their power. Power is a responsibility, not a weapon to brandish and lord over the populace.

There are certain things you don’t say that’s disrespectful. They detract from the point you’re trying to make.

My grandmother and my father always said I would end up as a missionary. Well, I feel like I am one now.