Nothing is given to you. Everything is earned. You have to have that mindset that you have to work every single day. Learn every single day.
Sometimes you just got to settle back and relax and be like, 'All right, Saquon, chill. You know what you're doing. Just do the little stuff.' The little stuff will get you there.
Perfection is impossible, but you don't stop aiming for it.
Sometimes in life, you have to make a selfish decision and do what's best for you.
You want to be part of something like that, that's something bigger than yourself, that's something you leave a legacy of being part of something special.
The spotlight, attention, all that doesn't really matter. You go home to your daughter, even after a loss when you're upset and you don't want to talk to anybody. You see her crack that smile, and it changes your day.
I know a lot of people try and set expectations for me. No offense to you guys, but I set my own expectations.
My mindset is to go out there and be confident, believe in yourself, visualizing success and visualizing plays you're gonna make in games.
High school, going into my junior year, I kind of had the idea I was going to be the starting running back. I was a little smaller, so I decided to gain weight and try to get faster. I wasn't a fan of the weight room. I thought just the God-given talent would take you where you needed to go. Now I understand that you need hard work.
I play video games; I watch Netflix.
Being 230 pounds, a lot of people don't think you can move the way I need to move, so that is just all the hard work I put into my legs and working on my speed and my legs.
I'm honored to be compared to some great running backs, but I try to block that out and be myself.
In my mind, every time I touch the ball, I believe I have the ability to score with the help of my teammates.
You come out every single day, and you want to be perfect. When I mean 'perfect,' not mean a 'perfect player,' but you want to try to go through practice without drops.
I love talking about football, and obviously I love playing football, but you may not be able to play football forever, but you can talk about it for a long time.
I'm a New York Giant, playing football. I've been wanting to do this since I was a little kid, to play in the NFL.
It's not always going to be there; every play is not going to be a 40-yard gain. You just have to take what they give you. When the opportunity comes, you have to split it and make them pay for it.
I kind of think the rookie wall is all in your mind, to be completely honest.
I definitely respect Kamara's game. He's a different type of player. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. He can run in between the tackles. Pretty much a do-it-all back.
Everyone loves to praise me on my character, which I'm so thankful for. But that's a true testament speaking to my parents, how they raised me.
