127 Quotes by Chris Long

Before I was a champion, I failed, and I was afraid.

I love charity. Ask anyone.

I think a lot of times with football players, we're just head down, grinding away, maybe not enjoying it as much as we should.

I don't think football is enough for me.

My wife and I have been passionate about education being a gateway for upward mobility and equality.

Educational equity was my way of giving my salary. It's not $10 million or anything. I'm not going to act like I'm the first guy to donate $1 million to something, but it has been good.

I like having my dad around.

When I grew up, I had everything you could ask for, and I kind of didn't appreciate it. Because it was a given for me. Everybody that grew up in my neighborhood was going to have an opportunity to go to college. I took that for granted. I always regret that.

Baseball was always my favorite sport, and I thought it would be the sport I'd pursue for the long term. But I guess about my sophomore year in high school, I started really getting into football, and then it just took off from there.