Quotes by Donald Driver

About Donald Driver:

Donald Jerome Driver is a retired American football wide receiver, New York Times bestselling author and season 14 Dancing with the Stars champion. After playing college football for Alcorn State University, Driver was picked by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. Driver spent his entire 14-season National Football League (NFL) career with the Packers and holds the franchise's all-time records for most career receptions and receiving yards. Every year in Cleveland, MS Donald Driver holds the Donald Driver Football Camp for local kids which is held at the Cleveland High School Football field.
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I believe in God and that everything I do is because of Him. If I don't have a relationship with God, I can't love my wife and kids the way I'm supposed to love them.

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In my final years in Green Bay, when I wasn't getting the ball, people would ask me why I never complained. 'Because these guys are my family,' I would say. 'I'm not selfish. It's not about me. It's about these guys, my family, and winning championsh...

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I was so raw I didn't know about the Lambeau Leap-a Packer player celebrates catching a touchdown by leaping into the stands. It was started by Leroy Butler years before and has been copied by players all over the league. Don't be fooled, though. The...

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I'm born and raised in Houston, Texas, but Wisconsin is always going to be a home for me, and I'll always be back.

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Everywhere I go now, people are like, 'That's the guy from 'Dancing With the Stars!' It's pretty good that you're not just a football player but you're in the entertainment world.

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I'm not trying to be the highest-paid receiver in the National Football League. I've never received that, and that's not ever going to happen. So I'm fine with what I have, I make good money, and I'm happy about it.

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God has blessed me to be where I'm at today. All the trials and tribulations I faced throughout my career and life. Look at where I'm at now, I'm the all-time Packers leading receiver of that franchise. That tells you a lot.

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You know, even though I feel that I can still play the game, God has made the answer clear to me. Retirement is now. I have to retire as a Green Bay Packer.

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I've always said I never want to wear another uniform. I've always said that I owe it to the fans to retire as a Packer. I feel like I can still play, but if I can't play for my organization, then I can't play for anyone else.

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I grew up homeless, you know, lived in and out of U-Haul trucks and, you know, apartment houses, friends.

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It took me 13 years to win a Super Bowl. But it only took me one season to win a 'mirror ball.'

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This is an opportunity to walk away from the game knowing that I've given it all that I can.

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I play in front of 70,000 fans week in and week out, and I may drop the ball in practice, I may run the ball the wrong way, but once it's game time, it's game on.

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Author Bio

  • NameDonald Driver
  • DescriptionAmerican football player, wide receiver
  • BornFebruary 2, 1975
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSportsperson; Gridiron Football Player