When I first started playing in a youth football league, I was the worst kid on the team. I quit the first year. And then the next year, I was still the worst kid - I didn't even play.
More Quotes by Tony Gonzalez
Like a race car you can't put in regular gas. That's what food is: your fuel.
I remember in my second year in the league, I dropped 17 balls and led the NFL in dropped passes. That made me the player I am. If I didn't go through that transformative power of crisis, none of this would've probably happened for me.
It ain't how you start out, it's how you finish.
The only regrets I have are things I didn't do.
I usually wake up around 7:30 A.M. without an alarm clock. I wake up naturally because I'm huge on sleep. I believe it's the No. 1 thing you can do if you're trying to create a better life.
When I came into the league trying to party and having too much of a good time, I found out the hard way how it affected my performance.