It's always nice to be on the practice field because, ultimately, practice is the most important thing other than the game because that's where you gain your confidence; that's where you get your fundamentals. Julian Edelman More Quotes by Julian Edelman More Quotes From Julian Edelman If you put in the time, you’ll see the rewards. Julian Edelman I mean, I think everyone at this level has a chip on their shoulder. Everyone's got a story. Everyone has had to go through some adversity to get to where they are at so, I guess, we all do. Julian Edelman adversitymeanthinking Writing the book was a pretty cool thing to go through, it really made me think of how crazy a journey it really was for this kid from Redwood City, Calif. When I was 12 years old, I was practicing my signature, but did I ever think I'd be a two-time Super Bowl champ, playing on arguably one of the best franchises of all time with the best quarterback of all time, for the best coach of all time? Julian Edelman crazywritingbook One of the reasons I wanted to write a memoir was because I'm tired of telling my story. [Laughs] So I can say, here, read it, this is everything that happened. There are a bunch of cool stories of the transition of me becoming a receiver from a quarterback in college to being a special teams guy, a role player, to working my way to the role I've earned now. Julian Edelman tiredteamwriting Most people don't understand football is a 12-month job. In the off-season - you can attest this with the people from Joe's - anytime we did a shoot or anything, it had to be after 2:00. Because from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., it's football training - get your body worked on, things like that. Then you go into the organized team activities in the spring, you work with your teammates and that's where your bonding comes from. You mold your cohesiveness. Julian Edelman teamspringfootball Nowadays with the injury that I have, it's not easy, but the technology and procedures are so much more advanced than they have been in the last 20 years. They're getting unbelievable results and I'm anticipating I'll get those same results and come back stronger. Julian Edelman strongertechnologyeasy I’ve had tough times that I’ve been through, but no one can stop me from reaching the top” Julian Edelman My head was down, just trying to go out and try to win ball games and help the team, tough times don't last, tough people do. Julian Edelman top-news The defense was unreal holding that offense to three points. It is pretty crazy, they should be the MVP — the whole defense. Julian Edelman top-news He is like a brother to me. He has helped me so much. He has been a huge part of mentally coaching me up just through his actions and how he is as a football player, as a professional, as a father and as a family man, it is an honor to get to play with a guy like that. Julian Edelman top-news We’re very lucky the Boston cops were all over it, very lucky the Michigan cops were all over it. thankfully, this kid said something. Julian Edelman sports You can never go wrong with a pair of jeans, a cool tailored shirt, and a nice jacket. You can dress it up with a more stylish jacket or a bracelet, watch, or necklace. It's simple, but it's cool. That's my opinion. Julian Edelman dresscoolyousimple Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it. Julian Edelman liveyoutough-timespeople Injuries are psychologically so hard for an athlete because you don't get to do what you love to do. Julian Edelman do-what-you-loveinjuriesyoulove Just play every play. Julian Edelman everyjustplay Everyone goes down a road that they're not supposed to go down. You can do two things from it. You can keep going down that road and go to a dark place. Or you can turn and go up the hill and go to the top - try to go to the top. Julian Edelman hillyoukeep-goingdark My dad was just a little trailer trash white dude that worked his tail off, didn't have a dad. He started working at 14, didn't get to play sports. He dedicated his life to his kids to let us live our dreams. Julian Edelman dreamsdadsportslife If it's a trip for pleasure, I always go with a comfortable outfit. Julian Edelman outfitgoalwayspleasure Everyone's got talent at the level we're at. But being a smart, tough football player - there's a huge premium for that. Julian Edelman toughsmarttalentfootball I try to live by the 80/20 rule - 80% clean, 20% cheat. During the week and while I train, I eat as clean as possible. But I always like myself a good cheat day, which includes a juicy burger. Julian Edelman livedaygoodmyself
