There was a time when I was injured and playing really bad and cut, rightfully so, that I wasn't sure what my future in football was. Chris Long More Quotes by Chris Long More Quotes From Chris Long This is not patriotism, do n’t get it confused. These owners do n’t love America more than the players demonstrating and taking real action to improve it. Chris Long sports This is fear of a diminished bottom line. It’s also fear of a president turning his base against a corporation. This is not patriotism. Don’t get it confused. These owners don’t love American more than the players demonstrating and taking real action to improve it. It also lets you, the fan, know where our league stands, i will continue to be committed to affecting change with my platform. I’m someone who’s always looked at the anthem as a declaration of ideals, including the right to peaceful protest. Our league continues to fall short on the issue. Chris Long latest-headlines I wish everybody would have a chance to be on a team, i really do believe, it might be clich, but we come from a lot of different walks of life and backgrounds and I’ve played with a lot of guys I probably would have never met in other walks of life. We sit here in a bubble in a really positive way. I wish the rest of the world could be on a team, he continued. ... (W)e get to really be exposed to each other’s different cultures, different ways of life and the way we look at different things. And I think that’s the really cool thing about being on a team. Chris Long latest-headlines When my son grows up -- and I believe the legacy of our president is going to be what it is -- I don't want him to say, 'Hey dad, why'd you go when you knew the right thing was to not go,'. Chris Long top-news It's an accomplishment to play in the NFL. Chris Long nfl accomplishment play I'm open for whatever any team asks me to do. Chris Long open whatever me team I've been compared to my dad my whole life. That pressure I've learned to deal with. Chris Long deal dad pressure life A mullet is something that takes time and effort. Chris Long takes something effort time It's unbelievable how far my career has taken me. Chris Long far career how me America's an awesome country, man. Everybody knows that. Chris Long awesome man country america I'm always trying to play for respect. I don't play the game for much else. Chris Long game respect play trying I've been lucky, man. I've been very lucky for 10 years, made a lot of money playing a game, a kids' game. Chris Long game man lucky money I want to squeeze every drop out of my potential as far as affecting the world around me. Chris Long potential me want world I think of myself as a complete person, not just a football player and athlete. Chris Long person myself think football For Laura Ingraham to go after LeBron for speaking out politically is ridiculous. Chris Long after out go ridiculous Too often athletes think there's these norms that I have to fit into and there are people that I have to please. Chris Long too think please people My first big paycheck - this is kind of funny - I bought a Cadillac DTS. I thought it looked really comfortable. Chris Long big thought comfortable funny I've always believed there are inequities in our country. Chris Long believed our always country My dad was able to give me everything through football. Chris Long everything me dad football I love charity. Ask anyone. Chris Long ask i-love charity love
