Victor Cruz Quotes:

Every step, whether at high school or at college or at the NFL, I had to climb and crawl and scratch to get there.

Topics: School, College, Nfl, Crawling

It may seem like I came out of the blue. But, my road was long, windy, full of hurdles, and even some dead ends. I lost family. I lost friends. I even lost my way. When I reached what felt like rock bottom, I realized I had a responsibility to everyone who believed in me and to kids, like me, who just needed a chance and something to believe in.

Topics: Believe, Kids, Responsibility

Sometimes on the basketball court or on the football field, you enter this place called 'The Zone.' You're not supposed to acknowledge when you're in 'The Zone,' but when you are, you simply cannot be stopped.

source: - Victor Cruz, Peter Schrager (2012). “Out of the Blue”, p.5, Penguin

Topics: Basketball, Football, Nfl, Football Field, Basketball Court

Some guys just slip under the radar.

Topics: Guy

I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?

Topics: Self, Guy, That Guy, Outside Looking In

I didn't have outstanding numbers coming out of college and I'm not 6'6 with 230 lbs.

Topics: College, Numbers, Outstanding

I always have to have a six pack or twelve pack of Entenmann's doughnuts in my house, no other brand.

Topics: House, Six Packs, Twelve, Doughnut

Everybody wants to defeat the defending champs.

Topics: Want, Defeat

It is funny what a year can do.

Topics: Years

When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football.

Topics: Football, Fame, Fortune, Playing Football

I don't want to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' anytime soon.

Topics: Stars, Dancing, Want, Dancing With The Stars

I knew what type of player I was: a free agent, a small kid who came from a small school.

Topics: Kids, School, Player, Free Agents

I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.

Topics: New York, Athlete, Cities, City Walls

I think I've got some more big plays left in me.

Topics: Thinking, Play, Bigs

I don't need any nicknames.

Topics: Needs, Nicknames

I just want to continue to play football and be myself.

Topics: Football, Play, Want

I want to win championships.

Topics: Winning, Want, Championship

I want to win football games.

Topics: Football, Winning, Games

Never in a million years would I think I'd play in a Super Bowl.

Topics: Thinking, Years, Play

There are times where I am trying to make the big play before I even catch the football.

Topics: Football, Play, Trying

I kinda wanted to play receiver more.

Topics: Play, Wanted, Receiver

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

Topics: Tunnels, Tough, Kind, End Of The Tunnel, Light At The End Of The Tunnel

I definitely want to teach my daughter Spanish.

Topics: Mother, Daughter, Want

I never dreamed about being a millionaire - I dreamed about being a football player.

Topics: Football, Player, Millionaire

My mom and my father's birthday are on the same day.

Topics: Birthday, Mom, Father

Growing up in Paterson wasn't the easiest thing.

Topics: Growing Up, Growing

My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate

Topics: Mom, Book, Writing

In the city, a lot of crime happens, a lot of violence happens from time to time,

Topics: Cities, Violence, Crime

At the end of the day, there are people out there that want to see you fail.

Topics: People, The End Of The Day, Want, Want To See You

I've had the same barber since I was about 14 years old.

Topics: Years, Barbers

I can just sense some eyes, some people kinda stare a little bit like they recognize me but don't quite know for sure kinda thing.

source: - "Serby’s Sunday Q&A with Victor Cruz". Interview with Steve Serby, nypost.com. August 22, 2010.

Topics: Eye, People, Littles

I couldn't care less about what anybody else has to say.

Topics: Care

As a kid, my grandma would be dancing all the time.

Topics: Grandma, Kids, Dancing

My mom lived by herself with two kids. Sacrifice was the name of the game at our house.

source: - "Serby’s Sunday Q&A with Victor Cruz". Interview with Steve Serby, nypost.com. August 22, 2010.

Topics: Mom, Kids, Sacrifice

You have to think about your image and how you want people to view you. And if it becomes too much, people will get kind of tired of you.

Topics: Tired, Thinking, Views

I was actually a Cowboys fan.

Topics: Cowboy, Fans

I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.

Topics: Action, Type, Persons

Football was what I was good at, and it was what I loved.

Topics: Football

Take your time. Love is gonna come. Don't force it. Don't try to make it happen. Relax, take your time, and you'll know when it's there. My mom gave me that advice.

Topics: Mom, Love Is, Advice, Love Advice, Take Your Time

I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.

Topics: Athlete, Past, Normal

There were times when I thought I would never own a car.

Topics: Car, Kept Woman

I want to be a New York Giant for a very long time.

Topics: New York, Long, Want

There's only one life. There's no repeats. You only get one life, and you gotta take advantage of it.

source: - Interview with Steve Serby, nypost.com. November 6, 2011.

Topics: Advantage, Repeats

It's still pretty surreal. I wake up every day and just pinch myself and kind of think about how far I've come and all the stuff I have done.

Topics: Thinking, Wake Up, Done, How Far I've Come

My routine is all about preparation.

source: - Source: www.ebony.com

Topics: Preparation, Routine

I would have to say that my style is simple, with a splash of swagger and a little sartorial as well.

source: - Source: www.ebony.com

Topics: Simple, Style, Swagger

I've always kept that same hunger because I understand that this game isn't promised. I hadn't been here long enough to understand that when it's taken from you, you have to be hungry to get back out there and play and hopefully this year will be that year for me.

source: - Source: readamericanfootball.com

Topics: Taken, Years, Games

The most important thing is that I'm in a position to take care of my family and take care of my moms, man. I can take care of myself now and my mom is able to just worry about herself and do what she wants to do.

source: - Source: www.complex.com

Topics: Mom, Men, Worry

I really love fashion and style.

source: - Source: www.ebony.com

Topics: Fashion, Style, Fashion And Style, Love Fashion

My fashion icons are my dad, Pharrell, and Johnny Depp.

source: - Source: www.ebony.com

Topics: Fashion, Dad, Icons, Fashion Icon

You can't look good and feel good if you're worried about whether your deodorant is working or not.

source: - Source: www.ebony.com

Topics: Feel Good, Looks, Deodorant

It's amazing, especially coming from the small city of Paterson, to have all of those people just being behind you and supporting your career and understanding where you come from.

Topics: Cities, Careers, People

I'm excited about the opportunity to go back out there with my teammates and get another chance at this thing [a Super Bowl].

source: - Source: readamericanfootball.com

Topics: Opportunity, Another Chance, Teammate

That's always the plan any time you lace them up, any time you get out there, you want to win [ Super Bowl]. And you want to win the whole thing. Especially having been there before, you want to go back there again and again and again.

source: - Source: readamericanfootball.com

Topics: Winning, Want, Lace

I don't mess around when it comes to brushing my teeth. Properly brushed, twice a day, every day, to get my day started.

source: - Source: www.ebony.com

Topics: Teeth, Mess, Brushing

Ben McAdoo has a "work hard" mentality.

Topics: Hard Work, Hard, Mentality

Any time there's a coaching change, that's something that's pretty significant, and especially for the New York Giants, who have had the same coach for a long period of time. But we embrace it.

source: - Source: readamericanfootball.com

Topics: New York, Long, Coaching

It's a crazy feeling when people know who you are and respect your game. It's much appreciated.

source: - Source: www.complex.com

Topics: Crazy, Games, People