1. “I try to just focus in on being in the same routine every single day.” ― Patrick Mahomes
2. “Playing the scout-team quarterback in practice really helped develop my game.” ― Patrick Mahomes
3. “You dream of your first NFL start when you’re a little kid, playing football in the backyard, but until you get there, you never know what to expect.” ― Patrick Mahomes
4. “You can tell when coaches have a confidence in you.” ― Patrick Mahomes
5. “The furthest I have even thrown the ball was 85 yards. But I had a little wind at my back, so I don’t claim that one.” ― Patrick Mahomes
6. “I love being able to come in every single day and work out and watch film and practice with guys who are all striving for the same goal.” ― Patrick Mahomes
7. “I just try to be the best Patrick Mahomes I can be.” ― Patrick Mahomes
8. “Any dog can be aggressive; it’s basically the way they’re raised.” ― Patrick Mahomes
9. “The quarterbacks that win… those are the quarterbacks that are talked about for being great.” ― Patrick Mahomes
10. “You can have the big arm, and that’s good, and it helps out in the games, but it doesn’t help you necessarily win games.” ― Patrick Mahomes
11. “I want people to know that I’m going to leave every single thing on the field.” ― Patrick Mahomes
12. “Not a lot of people see that when you’re growing up. You don’t get to see that people really have to work hard to become as good as they are.” ― Patrick Mahomes
13. “If you want to win games in this league, you have to be efficient.” ― Patrick Mahomes
14. “There’s so much difference having arm ability. You have to be able to throw it hard. You have to be able to throw it with touch. You have to be able to do everything in this league, and I try to get better at every single one of those throws every single day.” ― Patrick Mahomes
15. “Good third-down teams are teams that usually have success in this league.” ― Patrick Mahomes
16. “You have to be secure with the ball. You can’t lose it.” ― Patrick Mahomes
17. “Definitely, as a competitor, you want to get out there and play.” ― Patrick Mahomes
18. “When you’re in this league, you have to do something every single day. You have off days, but those off days are usually watching film.” ― Patrick Mahomes
19. “Never change who you are, and be the best you can be.” ― Patrick Mahomes
20. “I just try to learn from every mistake that I make so that I never make them again.” ― Patrick Mahomes
21. “When you go into a game, and there’s something that was drawn up the way it was supposed to be drawn up, and you missed the throw or the catch, as a receiver, it’s something where you feel bad about that. You can always regret just missing it, but as a football player, you have to move on to the next play.” ― Patrick Mahomes
22. “I was a good student and stuff like that.” ― Patrick Mahomes
23. “In the pocket, I usually keep two hands on the ball.” ― Patrick Mahomes
24. “You can’t have a good Thanksgiving meal without a little bit of ketchup on the side.” ― Patrick Mahomes
25. “I think, as quarterback and as a football player, you always want to get better.”—- Patrick Mahomes
26. “Every experience, good or bad, you have to learn from.” ― Patrick Mahomes
27. “You get older, and you want to be a professional athlete; you want to win on the biggest stage.” ― Patrick Mahomes
28. “I want to be great.” ― Patrick Mahomes
29. “It’s a challenge for all quarterbacks, though: You want to make the big play; you want to throw a touchdown every single play. But at the same time, you have to know that it’s a process.” ― Patrick Mahomes
30. “You want to be in the first round. That’s the dream. That’s what you see on draft night.” ― Patrick Mahomes
31. “I didn’t start playing football a lot until I was in high school. I played it in seventh and eighth grade, but I didn’t play Pop Warner or anything.” ― Patrick Mahomes