Alex Smith Quotes

Alex Smith is a retired American professional football player. He played as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for teams such as the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Washington Football Team. Smith's career was marked by his resilience and determination, overcoming significant injuries and setbacks to return to the field. He received numerous accolades, including Comeback Player of the Year, and his leadership skills and football IQ were widely recognized. Smith's contributions to the sport and his inspiring journey have made him a respected figure in the world of football.

You're never going to make everybody happy; there are always going to be people that, yeah, aren't with you. That's the nature of sports.

Quarterback play starts with your eyes and feet. Those have to be in the right place and have to be on time.

You can always get better throwing the football.... -Alex Smith

You can always get better throwing the football.

As a QB, it's a team game, and you're all out ther... -Alex Smith

As a QB, it's a team game, and you're all out there in it.

You get a taste of playing in the playoffs and what that's like, and it's a completely different world. You get a taste in those meaningful games. You get that taste, and you can't get it out. You want more.

In this league, you can't take your foot off the gas pedal. You think you have something won, but teams are too good, too talented.

This is the honest truth: I could absolutely care less on yards per game. I think that's a totally overblown stat.

Most of the time, you're just trying to be the point guard out there based on the play call and the defense that you're getting; that really dictates where the football goes.

No quarterback goes out there and plays well on hi... -Alex Smith

No quarterback goes out there and plays well on his own.

You play for your teammates; you play for each oth... -Alex Smith

You play for your teammates; you play for each other.

Utah will always be special to me. They were the school that gave me an opportunity, and I grew so much as a person and player there.

Obviously, college was an unbelievable experience.... -Alex Smith

Obviously, college was an unbelievable experience.

When I got drafted, I was a spread-option quarterback. It was, 'OK, you've got to get under center, throw to the fullback, throw to the tight end. You've got to learn to be a pro quarterback.' And there was a learning curve there, and I did have to learn some of that.

Instincts and fundamentals take over sometimes.... -Alex Smith

Instincts and fundamentals take over sometimes.

Failures and setbacks are inevitable for all of us... -Alex Smith

Failures and setbacks are inevitable for all of us.

Golf is so different than football, in many ways. ... -Alex Smith

Golf is so different than football, in many ways. I think that's why I enjoy it.

There are so many good things, great things that g... -Alex Smith

There are so many good things, great things that go on in this league.

It's easy when you're always winning.... -Alex Smith

It's easy when you're always winning.

I think you have to enjoy the wins. If you're not enjoying the process, there's a problem. You're not doing it for all the right reasons.

I really have fun playing golf.... -Alex Smith

I really have fun playing golf.

I've seen a rebuild, and I've seen how quickly thi... -Alex Smith

I've seen a rebuild, and I've seen how quickly things can turn around when guys buy in.

I carried around a lot of weight and anxiety - expectations of being a top draft pick and fulfilling those. It was really burdensome and not fun. Stressful. I had to go through some things before I finally turned that around and got back to playing for the right reasons.

When I watch good friends play, it's almost worse when you're watching, because you have zero impact: you have zero hand in what's going on. When I'm playing, you don't have that because I'm involved in it. I have some kind of say in what's going on.

This is the ultimate team sport, and I really feel that the quarterback position is the epitome of that.

I think as I've gotten older and the things I've gone through, I'm not as concerned about what everybody thinks.

If you don't go out there and play winning footbal... -Alex Smith

If you don't go out there and play winning football, they're going to try and find somebody who can.

Losing is not fun.... -Alex Smith

Losing is not fun.

I can just remember games as a young player, counting my stats on the sideline. 'What am I now? I'm this many completions for this many attempts. I wonder what my rating is.'

It is healthy to have competition and intense competition, and then, when you walk away from it, you are still teammates, and you play the same position and that we can still put the team first.

We can never fully plan our future, so don't try.... -Alex Smith

We can never fully plan our future, so don't try.

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