Quotes by Colin Kaepernick

I was always a Favre fan. I was born in Wisconsin, and my whole family was Packers fans, so I grew up watching him.

I haven't even thought about a trade request in a long time. I'm here. I'm a 49er.

I don't understand what's more American than fighting for liberty and justice for everybody, for the equality this country says it stands for. To me I see it as very patriotic and American to uphold the United States to the standards it says it lives by.

Being a quarterback isn't an option for me. It's in my blood.

America promises equal opportunity to everyone, no matter who you are. You can go to a good school, get a great job, live in a great house. But non of that is possible without that white man's stamp of approval.

I didn't have the knowledge, wisdom, or language to fight back. I couldn't rebel because I didn't know how. But now? Now I know how. And I will.

You have to take care of the ball to win football games.

I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.

There's a lot of things that need to change. One specifically? Police brutality.

I'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed.

As a kid, you're not thinking that you're being groomed for a system. You just love playing football. You're just trying to make the team.