Top 44 Carson Wentz Quotes

I’m just going to compete my tail off and hopefully win a lot of games.

I know we’re not going undefeated. I know I’m not going to throw a touchdown every game.

You’re not always going to come out on top.

I just have to have trust in my guys to make plays. I play at a confident, fast pace, and when I like something, I take it. I rip it.

For me, I stay pretty focused on football, and then at the end of the day, you just go home and relax.

I’m a competitive son of a gun. I don’t like losing. I want to be the best out there. I want to lead the troops. I want to kind of take the bull by the horns and be in control.

Coach Pederson, for me, the communication we have is clear, and it’s an open line. He really respects my opinion on plays. If I’m feeling something… he instills a lot of confidence in me. That is huge.

I actually hated hunting the first time I went when I was a kid. My dad took us deer hunting. We sat there for 30 minutes, and I felt like I was losing my mind. But in college, I fell in love with it. Football became a full-time job, and I needed an escape. I needed something that would mellow me out.

Central Michigan was the one FBS team that recruited me hard.

All I care about is winning.

I hold myself to a high standard.

I listen to worship music before the game to calm my nerves and just go out and have fun. It’s a game, and I try to enjoy it.

I’m going to put a lot of expectations on myself.

I’m one that doesn’t let the pressure or any of the outside kind of scrutiny, all those things, really get to me.

I’m going to go out and attack it and get better every day. That’s the same approach I’ve had since I was just a little kid.

I’m a very motivated person. I don’t need extra motivation.

A photographic memory, to me, is kind of like brainiac, genius type. I don’t think I have that.

I feel like I’ve earned respect with how I go about my business, how I carry myself.

Honestly, I’ve always loved cheesesteaks. They’re kind of my go-to when there’s nothing else to have at restaurants, but obviously it’s a little different when you’re out in Philly and have an authentic Philly cheesesteak.

I hate losing, and I’m gonna do whatever it takes to be the best at whatever it is I’m doing.

All men are wired to be in control of what’s going on in their life.

I’ll be in a cadence, and I’ll start to see one thing that a defense is starting to do, I’m like, ‘I saw that two months ago on film.’ And then that triggers whatever call you need to make.

As a junior in high school, I had some injury problems with my arm and shoulder from baseball, so I didn’t play quarterback as a junior. I played a little wide receiver, linebacker, and safety.

We have a culture at NDSU that’s about the team first.

I just have pretty good recall of information.

I like to push the ball down the field when it’s there. There’s also times you just take the underneath one.

Being at NDSU and winning national championships, everyone‘s gunning for you. You got a big target on your back, and we had to be ready to go week in and week out. I think playing for a program like that, everyone’s going to give you their best shot, and we embrace that.

If you throw the ball 60 times, you are going to make miss some of them. That kind of happens.

Coming from a smaller school, you kind of have a chip on your shoulder, so to speak.

I’m not an idiot; I can make adjustments to my life. But I like having a schedule.

I don’t get nervous.

I remember just praying, ‘Dear Lord, please let me grow to be at least 6 feet.’

I can make all the throws. My mental side is a strength as far as understanding defense schemes and our playbook. I’m able to change plays when needed. I think that sets me apart.

At the end of the day, you just want to go to a team that believes in you… and hopefully wants to build a franchise around you.

I think one thing I had going for me that a lot of rookies didn’t is that we played 15, 16 games every year in college.

You just control what you can control and just hopefully go win games and keep getting better.

I’ve read some things that people said about me, and some of it’s not even close to accurate. Honestly, I don’t even have ESPN in my house. There’s really no point.

I think the biggest thing, even from Day 1 after the draft, was coach DeFillipo being very detailed with everything.

I’ve always thought I played at a high level and played at a fast pace.

I think I have the special ability to process information quickly and dissect defenses.

Young quarterbacks usually experience bumps in the road. I’ll take them in stride.

I need to play smarter and protect the football.

I view every day just as an opportunity.

When you come in as the second overall pick, the last thing you want is for guys to think you believe you’ve made it. Because that’s the farthest thing from the truth.