Patrick Mahomes

Athlete

1995-09-17

Quotes by Patrick Mahomes

• I love being able to come in every single day and work out and watch film and practice with guys who are all striving for the same goal.

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• I was a good student and stuff like that.

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• Nick Foles, if he wasn't preparing like he was the starter, he wouldn't have been able to become a Super Bowl MVP.

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• I want to bring a Big 12 championship to Tech.

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• East Texas isn't known for producing quarterbacks. I was never really on the football circuit. I wasn't the type of guy that put my name out there.

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• You can't have a good Thanksgiving meal without a little bit of ketchup on the side.

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• I've been a fan of ketchup for as long as I can remember, and the thick, rich flavor of Hunt's ketchup delivers every time.

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• I have to make those tight-window throws, and trying to make those plays is the reason I have had success.

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• There's so much difference having arm ability. You have to be able to throw it hard. You have to be able to throw it with touch. You have to be able to do everything in this league, and I try to get better at every single one of those throws every single day.

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• You see Tom Brady, you see Alex Smith, and you see all those guys in the pocket and how quick they are with their footwork and how they get the ball out fast. I have to get like that.

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• It's going to be awesome getting to learn from a guy like Alex Smith, who's had a ton of success in the league.

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• No one really sees pro athletes behind the scenes. They don't know how hard they work. They don't see how you work on the basics. They couldn't possibly know. You wouldn't think that someone who hits like Alex Rodriguez needs to use a tee every day. But that's how he stayed on top of it.

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• It's a challenge for all quarterbacks, though: You want to make the big play; you want to throw a touchdown every single play. But at the same time, you have to know that it's a process.

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• Coach Reid is a great teacher. He understands how people learn, understands how to get people to get the concept of what the play is and why we're running it.

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• It's pretty cool just to see the support we have. It's unmatched, Kansas City and the Chiefs Kingdom, the support they have for us. For me to just kind of be in the community and see those people is always a good thing.

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• I didn't start playing football a lot until I was in high school. I played it in seventh and eighth grade, but I didn't play Pop Warner or anything.

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• I actually watched Tom Brady a good amount in college. My coach in college was Kliff Kingsbury, and he actually was a backup for Brady at one point, and so he showed me things that he liked with Tom and his pocket movements and stuff he did within the pocket that I've tried to put in my game a little bit.

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• The furthest I have even thrown the ball was 85 yards. But I had a little wind at my back, so I don't claim that one.

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• For me, it's always fun. You're playing football and living out your dream.

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