I'm self-motivated. I'm motivated for myself to be the best I can be - for me to do that, I have to have my own motivation, my own positive energy.
Deshaun Watson
I grew up with pretty much nothing - in the hood, the ghetto - whatever you want to call it.
I try to act as a man of character if no one is watching or if the world is watching.
I can control what I can control. I just focus on me, and that's it.
The Heisman - it would be a privilege and an honor to receive that award, but at the end of the day, I want to be the best I can be at my position and for my team.
I've dealt with adversity before, had injuries before. I didn't let that slow me down. It just changed my attitude about the game.
My mom said it's always positive vibes. I love good vibes, and that's what I get off people all of the time. That's what I want to give out to other people is those vibes and to have hope and dreams and to build that confidence and be encouraged to do whatever they want in life if they put their mind to it.
I'm a competitor. I'm going to compete each and every day to get better.
Between lunch and dinner, I try and snack on fruit and granola.
Football is just like life. You have to manage adversity all the time. You have to do the right things and be ready for the moment.
815 is the neighborhood I was born and raised in; 815 Harrison Square is the exact name. It's in Gainesville, Georgia.
It's just something I always dreamed about when I was little. I always thinking about playing in an All-American game, and the Under Armour All-America Game was the one game I always wanted to play in, so once I got the opportunity and invite, I chose it.
It started with my mom; she always wanted me to get my degree and graduate.
People have assumed that I have to run the ball before I can throw it most all of my career, all the way back before high school. It's a stereotype put on me for a long time because I'm African-American, and I'm a dual-threat quarterback.
I love the work, love the grind. I love what I have to go through to get what I want.
I watched Tim Tebow and how he played and how he carried himself and the good that he did for the game on and off the field. I knew that's what I wanted to do.
For lunch, I aim for a lean protein, some starch, and leafy greens, which are full of magnesium.
My mom is my rock, and I'm blessed to have her as my mother. I can talk to her whenever I need to or want to. She supports me through thick and thin, and I'll always be there for her.
I just really know how to manage adversity.
The one thing I learned early on as a football player is people have their opinions, and I can't change them. But I can show them what they're missing.
If I have the opportunity to go to the NFL, I'm going to take it.
You correct the mistakes, and you move on.
When we get in the red zone, we have the mentality that we're trying to get points. We're not satisfied with three points. We're trying to get touchdowns each time we get in there.
I only get to experience this college football once. I want to live it up while I can.
I try to do the right things. I was always raised that if you do the right thing and obey the law, you won't have problems. I really believe that. But that's just me; that's what I've tried to do because that's how my mother raised me.
There's only so much that you can control, especially when the game speed is super, super fast, and guys are flying at you, and you're trying to make a play and get rid of the ball.
Depending on who we're playing, it's just kind of, like, a little starstruck. You know, because these are guys that... I'm playing against Tom Brady or Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck, guys like that that I've been watching since high school, that's been doing crazy things.
As a rookie, I worked with my agent and the training staff to figure out what diet works for my body naturally.
I am a momma's boy, so she gets whatever she wants.
I'm the best player in the country. That's how I think. That's how I feel.
Clemson was a special place, and I've enjoyed every single moment.
Clemson was the best three years of my life.
I'm not Superman.
I'm human. I make mistakes.
God doesn't make mistakes.
People think, 'Oh, he's a black quarterback, he must be dual-threat.' People throw around that word all the time. It's lazy.
No one can beat Momma. She made me the person I am today - the way I think and act and move and talk and speak. It's all because of her.
If a franchise wants me, they'll take me.
If they want me to run the ball, I'll run it.
I just go out there and play.
It doesn't matter my size. It's more a mindset. That's what people don't understand. It's the size the media talks about, but they don't know my heart.
Coach OB is fun to play for. He's very tough on you. He wants you to be successful.
There's no timeline from ACLs. People give you five, six, seven, eight months to come back.
We just got to capitalize in the red zone. Don't turn the ball over.
For me, I just try to do what's best for the team.
I've played through a lot of injuries before, as a young kid through high school.
It's not overwhelming or shocking to play against the SEC, like most fans think.
I think about my mom and the things she went through, and things could always be a lot worse.
I love all people, and that's what I focus on.
I can't control other people, what their beliefs are.
