I'd like to be a 5-10, 205-pound running back. I think it's natural for big guys to want to be a little faster.

- Antonio Gates

I try to find out what the guy's strengths and weaknesses are. Like in boxing, I'd be a counter-puncher. Whatever he does well, I try to take advanta…

- Antonio Gates

Play more than one sport in high school. If you play, say, football and basketball, you can learn to be physical and you can take those physical aspe…

- Antonio Gates

In basketball, I always had a first step. A separation step. That works now, too.

- Antonio Gates

You had to be tough in our neighborhood.

- Antonio Gates

High school football in Detroit was not easy at all. There were talented players everywhere.

- Antonio Gates

In high school, every last one of the passing schemes was designed for me.

- Antonio Gates

A dunk is nice because it can create momentum, but it's not as good as scoring a touchdown.

- Antonio Gates

If I had stayed with football in college, I probably would have been a first-round pick.

- Antonio Gates