45 of the Best Terrell Owens Quotes (FOOTBALL)

Top 10 Most Famous Terrell Owens Quotes (BEST)

“A lot of emotional stress that people go through, some people figure out a way to handle it. They have a strong enough support system to keep going and keep moving forward. And some people, they feel like they don’t have that outlet.”
Terrell Owens

If you align expectations with reality, you will never be disappointed.

Instead of me having a breakdown, I'm focusing on me having a breakthrough. — Instead of me having a breakdown, I’m focusing on me having a breakthrough.

Life and death. At some point we're gonna leave this world. Do I know when Absolutely not. — **Life** and death. At some point we’re gonna leave this world. Do I know when? Absolutely not.

People have doubted me and criticized me my whole life, and that's why I'm the way I am. — People have doubted me and criticized me my whole life, and that’s why I’m the way I am.

I just feel like with God you can't be defeated. — I just feel like with God you can’t be defeated.

I may not say it all the time or I may not pray as much as I need to, but I am not forgetting where I came from and how I got to be where I am today. — I may not say it all the time or I may not **pray** as much as I need to, but I am not forgetting where I came from and how I got to be where I am today.

It doesn't matter what people say about me, I weather the storm. — It doesn’t matter what people say about me, I weather the storm.

I've never really thought of myself as having an ego. I've always found myself as having a lot of confidence. I know I have a lot of great ability. I know what I bring to the table. — I’ve never really thought of myself as having an ego. I’ve always found myself as having a lot of **confidence**. I know I have a lot of great ability. I know what I bring to the table.

8 Inspirational Terrell Owens Quotes About Life

“Exposure is exposure, whether it’s good or bad. But you know what? You live and you learn, and I know who to trust and who not to trust. I’m in control of what I’m in control of, and that’s me coming in here and being productive on the field. And as long as I’m keeping my nose clean and doing the right thing, then I’m OK.”
Terrell Owens

There has to be a beginning somewhere and my thing is that I am going to give it all I got.

God may not be there when you want him but he is always on time. — God may not be there when you want him but he is always on **time**.

I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that. — I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that’s what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve that.

“People forget that I’m a human being, just because I play a sport that everybody loves. We’re human. We’re not invincible. We share the same feelings and emotions that people on the outside feel. I don’t think people really understand that.”
Terrell Owens

You never know what a person is going through, regardless of how much money they make or however great a life you think they're living. — You never know what a person is going through, regardless of how much **money** they make or however great a life you think they’re living.

A lot of people have to deal with the feeling that their worlds are caving in.

Some people are too prideful to go out and reach out to people to help them in that situation because it's just such a dark time. — Some people are too prideful to go out and reach out to people to help them in that situation because it’s just such a dark time.

13 Terrell Owens Quotes on Playing Football

“I’m smart enough to know when I’ve done something wrong, but I don’t understand this. Guys are beating their wives, getting DUIs and doing drugs, and I get national attention for a Sharpie? People are personally attacking me, calling me a classless a**hole because I did something creative during a game. Why?”
Terrell Owens

I'll watch the highlights every now and then but, as far as watching the game, I feel like I am the game. — I’ll watch the highlights every now and then but, as far as watching the game, I feel like I am the game.

“Jerry (Rice) played until he was 42. At 39, I ran a 4.43 40-yard dash. You look at the number of dropped balls and the way guys are playing now and you can’t honestly say I can’t do better.”
Terrell Owens

I feel like with me being a big part of any offense, then the numbers are going to come.

When I was a kid, I'd watch pro football on TV and I'd see someone make a play and I'd say, 'I wish that could be me.' But then I'd have to wonder, 'Could I make that big play?'. — When I was a kid, I’d watch pro football on TV and I’d see someone make a play and I’d say, ‘I wish that could be me.’ But then I’d have to wonder, ‘Could I make that big play?’.

There are things players go through on an everyday basis in the business of football. You don't see it all with the glitz and glamour of game day. — There are things players go through on an everyday basis in the **business** of football. You don’t see it all with the glitz and glamour of game day.

A lot of people think I'm stuck up. Pretty much that I'm arrogant. I only do that when I'm on the field. — A lot of people think I’m stuck up. Pretty much that I’m arrogant. I only do that when I’m on the field.

I feel like football players are overworked and underpaid compared to any other sports.

I think at some point during the course of the game, I will have an impact - whether it's blocking or whether it's catching the football. — I think at some point during the course of the game, I will have an impact – whether it’s blocking or whether it’s catching the football.

I just feel like I know what I bring to the game. Very confident in what I do.

When I step on the field, you know what you gonna get.

I'll do whatever it takes to win. — I’ll do whatever it takes to win.

2 Terrell Owens Quotes on Media

I think people change, but the media, they never allowed me to change. They never allowed me to be a better person. — I think people **change**, but the media, they never allowed me to change. They never allowed me to be a better person.

This is God's world this is not the media's world. — This is God’s world this is not the media’s world.

12 Terrell Owens Quotes that Will Make You Think

“That just shows you their type of class and integrity. They claim to be first class and the best organization. It’s an embarrassment and it shows the lack of class that they really have. The Eagles would be undefeated right now with Green Bay’s quarterback. We’d probably be in a much better position with him on the team (instead of present Eagles quarterback Donavon McNabb).”
Terrell Owens

I don't have no friends. I don't want no friends. That's how I feel. — I don’t have no **friends**. I don’t want no friends. That’s how I feel.

Like my boy tells me; if it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, by golly, it is a rat.

I'm not gonna waste your time, so I wouldn't expect you to waste my time. — I’m not gonna waste your time, so I wouldn’t expect you to waste my time.

“Everything that I’ve gone through since the end of 2010, from me finding out about my financial adviser stealing, mismanaging my money – that affected everything, from child support, mortgages, to me having to sell my properties, me being in and out of court trying to modify my child support. It’s a lot to deal with at one time.”
Terrell Owens