Joey Harrington
Joey Harrington
John Joseph "Joey" Harrington Jr.is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions third overall in the 2002 NFL Draft, where he played for most of his professional career. He played college football at Oregon...
football creativity skills
Everyone asks me if piano had helped me in football. I guess improvisation and creativity helps on the field, but that's a reach. The two skills are just so different. And, by the way, I get more nervous playing piano.
block optimistic thinking
We're still as confident, as optimistic as we ever were. You know we hit a little stumbling block here, but I think it's going to be good for us because we can learn from it.
believe winning games
Winning is about believing you're never out of a game. I've always believed that.
jobs kids years
To me, I'm still a 24-year-old kid who just happens to have a better paying job than other kids my age.
football knows can-do
Football is what I love, and I know I can do it, too.
mistake chance realizing
The biggest thing is not to lose your confidence and realize you've got to work through those mistakes to yourself a chance to improve.
real games people
My energy level rises but I get calmer, if that's possible. What a lot of people tend to do is get real tight and get all psyched up and take themselves out of their game.
football moving games
What I try to do is create an energy, create an excitement, but at the same time keep everybody focused and realize it's still just a game, that we have to move the football.
athlete winning games
I'm not an athlete; I'm a quarterback. I don't have great speed, and I can't throw 90 yards down the field. I win games because I've done the mental preparation.
life live-life games
I'm lucky - we're all lucky - to be playing a game for a living.
player air leader
That's what being a leader is all about. If the other players see you in a non-positive mind set, that affects them. I have to present an air of confidence at all times.
business nature realize
I realize the cutthroat nature of this business and the produce-now mentality, and we haven't done it.
call charles smaller speed three
Charles is the speed guy, the smaller of the three if you can call him that,
dream far fun growing kids playing position remember wish
He told us, ... that there are a lot of kids growing up who wish they were in the position we're in, as far as having fun playing football. He said, 'Just remember what it was like to be in that position, and to dream about being where you are right now.'