This evening quarterbacks Kyler Murray from Oklahoma, Tua Tagovailoa from Alabama, and Dwayne Haskins from Ohio State were invited to The Downtown Athletic Club in New York City for the awarding of the 2018 Heisman Trophy. As expected by many, Murray became the second consecutive winner from the University of Oklahoma.
There were many wonderful leadership quotes and insights provided throughout ESPN’s broadcast. As a resource for you, the following are 20 Heisman Trophy Quotes From Oklahoma Quarterback Kyler Murray And Others. Quotes #15- are from Murray’s acceptance speech.
- “He can beat you with his arm. He can beat you with his legs.” – Tua on Murray
- “Aside from football I think he’s an even better person.” – Tua on Murray
- “I’m just trying to do my job and lead my guys to a win.” – Murray
- “There is no individual success without team success.” – Tua
- “He (Haskins) got better every single week.” – Kirk Herbstreit
- “I hope everyone in Hawaii believes that anything is possible.” – Tua
- “God is good” – Tua
- “What is understated is his mental capacity.” – Kyler’s father Kevin
- “Where he (Murray) has put himself in position to choose his future (football or baseball), I couldn’t be happier for him.” – Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley
- “Dwayne, you have taught me dreams do come true.” – sister Tamia
- “The job of a quarterback is to get that first down.” – Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer
- “We’re a God-driven family. We’re a family that loves to praise other people, love to give back to community. We’re a family just wants what’s best not just for us, but anyone else.” – Tua’s father Galu
- “Coach just needs to stick to coaching.” – Tua on Coach Nick Saban’s potential as a surfer
- “This is as fine and as kind a person as you’re ever going to find with old-fashioned values. He’s got great parents but he’s got tremendous leadership. He is always someone other people can emulate. He cares a lot about other guys on our team and other people and helps them for their benefit which is a sign of a great leader.” – Alabama head coach Nick Saban
- “I’ve worked my whole life to achieve my goals.”
- “I’m grateful for the many blessings God has blessed me with.”
- “Nobody knows how hard these past couple of years have been for me except you (Coach Riley) and my family.”
- “You pushed me harder than any coach ever has and I thank you for that and believing in me.”
- “My dad, I think it goes without saying you’re a legend to me.”
- “To my mom, my best friend.”
Congratulations to Kyler. He is certainly a deserving and a wonderful representative of the University of Oklahoma, his family, and college football as a whole.
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