Jeff Garcia Quotes (33 Quotes)

I think that's probably more of a concern right now than the fracture of the fibula,

I'm sure it's not easy, ... I hope that he's not reading into or listening to all the things that are said out there. It's not a friendly world.

Honestly, to hear and know what people are saying out there, they don't expect me to do anything, ... It motivates me all the time. 'I'm old. I'm over the hill. I'm not the answer. I won't be the answer in the future. I won't be the answer come Sunday.' We'll see.

I feel like I still move fairly quickly. I still feel like I have my movement, whether it's inside or outside the pocket. I feel like my accuracy is where it needs to be, and I feel that mentally I'm as sharp as I was six, seven weeks ago. I'm just trying to do everything that I can to make sure I haven't missed a beat.

I want to come back, and I hope they can see me as a benefit. If not, I'll move on. I'm committed to that contract.

If that situation arises again, I hope I can step in and make a difference.

I don't know if it's how I speak or what it is about me that presents that sort of label, but I don't know how many times I have to be out in public with a girlfriend to stop that from being said.

Just because an individual in his 30s hasn't found true love and, yes, there are opportunities to date but it also forces you to be more particular. In so many ways, you become more adamant about finding that right person and not allowing yourself to open up to just anybody.

I don't have a problem with the guy. The guy is a tremendous player on the field. Everyone has seen that, and I have been a part of that. It takes a team to succeed on the field, so no way do I ever point at one person as being the reason why we were winning or losing football games. But he certainly is a difference-maker. If I were able to have the opportunity to be a teammate of his again, I would not back down from it.

It was a great feeling to be back, and to be able to do it in Cleveland made it extra nice, ... I'm not going to hold anything back. I play the game with a certain passion.

I know that's not necessarily his style, but there comes a time when he has to save his own ass with this team and find a way to bring the most out of it.

I'm going to live in the weight room, and I'm going to live in the training room, and I'm going to get myself as healthy as possible. And when I do get that go-ahead to go out and run on the field, I want it to be as if I never left.

Obviously, we need to keep doing this week in and week out, ... Our defense is playing great football. They give us a chance to make plays.

I think everybody just needs to look within themselves and reach deep and elevate and just expect more out of themselves. I don't think anybody is at a place right now within their own self that they can be satisfied. I think everybody needs to just do a gut check and work harder and try to get better every single day.

There's a sense of urgency surrounding defending NFC West champion San Francisco. Owens's potential free-agent departure -- the outspoken star may be too expensive for York's cost-conscious tastes -- is one more reason for the 49ers to force the issue in

It is unfortunate, ... Eric is such a great player for this team. He is really coming into his own as far as experience goes. It is just one of those things that unfortunately is the nature of the business.

I don't know. What do you think What do you think Answer your own question.

I'm not afraid to talk to the coaches about certain things. I'm not afraid to bring maybe new plays or new ideas, because I've worked with them before. I have that sort of comfort zone.

I'll be ready. I'm ready right now.

There's so much youth on this team that sometimes (when we lose) it's looked upon as, well, they're just young. Eventually, everybody within this locker room has to become accountable in some way or another.

I think we have to learn from those things. You think you can get a push and get a few inches, but it didn't happen.

I really want to make this the last stop of my career. I don't want to be a vagabond, so to speak, and be traveling from team to team, year in and year out. I'm not that type of guy. I like to be settled.

But yesterday, the ugly mess became unforgivable. That, of course, was when Garcia was forced to face questions about his prickly relationship with the receiver whose career he helped to make, and then about the interview itself, and then, sadly, about his sexual orientation, as if it was anybody else's freaking business. As if it matters. As if we need to hear him deny something. According to The Associated Press , Garcia noted that it has been reported that he has a girlfriend and has had girlfriends in the past. ... So many people know my situation here. It has never been a secret.

I'll take as much work as I can get. You can always need more work.

The system hasn't changed, but the emphasis has. In different ways Coach Erickson has said, Let's not be afraid to put the ball downfield, to make things happen.

Part of me was going one way, the upper part of me was going the other way and my foot didn't give, ... It stuck in that turf out there on that field. Unfortunately Buffalo has been a difficult place for me the last two times I've been here.

She's what they need, she's what the party needs in light of our last go-round for governor. It's glaringly obvious we need to branch out.

I feel like if I'm not in a position to help this team, then I will definitely be honest with Coach and step up and say, 'I'm not the guy to use this weekend. Give me another week,'

If I had it my way, I never would have left San Francisco, but things change and that's the nature of this business. We have to move on. We hopefully get opportunities down the road that we take advantage of.

I don't have a problem with the guy. He's a tremendous player on the field. I've witnessed that. He's a difference-maker. If I were to have an opportunity to be a teammate of his again, I wouldn't back down from the situation.

If I had that sort of mentality, I don't think I would be where I am today, ... It's just the way that I play the game. I'm always playing the game with an aggressive style, with an all-out style.

I want to be in one place, I want to be committed to that one team and let's make the most of these final years of my career.

I think the worst thing that I could do is to completely withdraw myself and feel sorry for myself because of the injury, ... I'm here to do a job still.