High school football in Detroit was not easy at all. There were talented players everywhere.
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'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
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
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…
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
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…
In basketball, I always had a first step. A separation step. That works now, too. - Antonio Gates
In basketball, I always had a first step. A separation step. That works now, too.
High school football in Detroit was not easy at all. There were talented players everywhere. - Antonio Gates
You had to be tough in our neighborhood. - Antonio Gates
You had to be tough in our neighborhood.
In high school, every last one of the passing schemes was designed for me. - Antonio Gates
In high school, every last one of the passing schemes was designed for me.
A dunk is nice because it can create momentum, but it's not as good as scoring a touchdown. - Antonio Gates
A dunk is nice because it can create momentum, but it's not as good as scoring a touchdown.
If I had stayed with football in college, I probably would have been a first-round pick. - Antonio Gates
If I had stayed with football in college, I probably would have been a first-round pick.
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