Kurt Warner
Kurt Warner
Kurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warneris a former American football quarterback, a current part-time TV football analyst, and a philanthropist. He played for three National Football Leagueteams: the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1994 after playing college football at Northern Iowa. Warner went on to be considered the best undrafted NFL player of all time, following a 12-year career regarded as...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth22 June 1971
CityBurlington, IA
I've always had confidence.
I am glad that I was given the chance. I knew I could still play at a high level.
They're willing to let Matt sit and wait until they believe he's ready and I can't do the best I'm capable of doing. I'm completely comfortable with that.
It changed my life in an extreme way. I dont know if you could calculate just how much it does [change your life]. There was so much notoriety for me in my first season, and to finish by winning the Super Bowl and get the MVP set my place in history. It cements it and its very special. There is something that comes with it, something everyone recognizes and knows. No one can ever take it away from you.
My friends said, 'You're crazy, enjoy single life.' But that's not for me.
Nobody knew who I was.
As long as you know what you are doing and how to anticipate and throw, I don't think you need all that much physically.
Alex Smith, what he’s done over the last two years for this football team, this is a mistake in not starting him. He needs to be the guy and it’s going to be tough if (Colin) Kaepernick doesn’t play well today and now you’re coming back saying, ‘Alex, we’re going to put you back in there.’
It's much easier when your team's winning. When your team starts to lose, that's where a lot of these quarterback controversies divide a locker room. The key, as a pro, is to be a pro.
I've always known that if I got the right opportunity and the right system, I could be successful.
No matter what happens on the football field it doesn't change the kind of person I am.
On the football field I keep my emotions tied up inside. But when I'm with family, I let them out.
I wish I could say someone taught me my mental toughness, it would have been a lot less painful.
I expected to play well, I expected to lead my team, and I expected to win.