I used to have the mindset of worrying about everybody else's opinions, trying to please everybody, but that's not going to happen. Baker Mayfield More Quotes by Baker Mayfield More Quotes From Baker Mayfield It feels like we lost, this is a physical, violent game and there's moments if you don't keep your cool, bad things can happen and he knows that. It's inexcusable and he knows that. Baker Mayfield top-news Always have self-confidence because that can take you a long way. Baker Mayfield self-confidence you long way It doesn't matter what cards you're dealt. It's what you do with those cards. Never complain. Just keep pushing forward. Find a positive in anything and just fight for it. Baker Mayfield fight you matter positive Life is a bunch of ups and downs. It's how you handle it. Baker Mayfield life-is-a ups-and-downs you life Everywhere I look, someone is telling me, 'You're not good enough,' or, 'You can't do this or that.' You can only hear that so many times before enough is enough. Baker Mayfield good look me you I don't think I'm over-the-top cocky, I'm just proud of where I came from. Baker Mayfield just think cocky proud You don't build a great castle just all at once. Baker Mayfield castle just great you Everybody wants to portray the bad boy, the Johnny Manziel stuff, but I love the game of football. There's no doubt about that. Baker Mayfield game bad-boy love football Everything along the way has made me the competitor I am. Baker Mayfield i-am everything me way You come to Oklahoma to beat Texas. I was born and raised in Austin. They didn't recruit me. I grew up 15 miles from their campus. I can't stand them. Baker Mayfield stand me you born If you can grab a ball and throw it, you can grab a ball and throw it. I don't care how tall you are, either. I'm not gonna see over a 6-foot-7 left tackle. You've gotta find lanes; you've gotta know where your guys are. It's not about the height: if you can win ball games, you can win 'em. Baker Mayfield win know you care It doesn't matter the position you're in. If you're not going to work hard, then you're not doing it right. Baker Mayfield work-hard you matter work When people doubt me, I want to prove them wrong. Baker Mayfield me prove doubt people Always been brutally honest. Some people don't like that because it's rare nowadays. Baker Mayfield some-people like always people I was the undersized underdog who people never gave a chance. From that, the motivation to prove people wrong just grew and grew... Looking back now, I'm glad I didn't hit puberty until later. Baker Mayfield looking looking-back chance people Height doesn't matter. You see guys like Tyrod Taylor, Brees, Russell Wilson: they've proven that it doesn't matter. Baker Mayfield see you height matter If you're not gonna do it right off the field, who's to say we trust you on the field? Baker Mayfield right say you trust The best thing - I say it all the time - what happened at Oklahoma was sitting for a year after I transferred. To sit there and be able to focus on the physical parts of my body. You know, develop, and then the mental side of the game, learning. Baker Mayfield best you learning time Before the game, getting guys in the right mindset and confident - you play well when you're confident. People can say 'cockiness' or whatever, but there are results when you play with a confidence and you believe in yourself. Baker Mayfield you believe-in-yourself confidence For me, being as competitive as I am, the bigger the challenge for me, the better for me. Baker Mayfield challenge i-am better me