Our latest collection of Colin Kaepernick quotes on Everyday Power Blog. Enjoy!
Colin Rand Kaepernick is an American football quarterback who became a national figure for protesting against racial injustice in the United States by refusing to stand for the national anthem.
On September 3, 2018, Nike announced Kaepernick as the face of their “Just Do It” 30th-anniversary campaign. The ad features a close-up of his face with the phrase “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”
As described by Sandra Carreon-John, the Nike Global Corporate Communications Director, Kaepernick is “among the most inspirational athletes of his generation, who has leveraged the power of sport to help move the world forward.”
Kaepernick remains a free agent without a team at present. But while out of the NFL, he has remained busy with charity work, including donating $1 million to charities that serve oppressed communities.
Here are some powerful Colin Kaepernick quotes that will inspire you to make a positive difference no matter what others might think or say.
Colin Kaepernick quotes on justice and taking a stand
1.) “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way,” – Colin Kaepernick
2.) “There are bodies in the street and cops are getting paid leave and getting away with murder… I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. If they take football away, my endorsements from me — I know that I stood up for what is right.” – Colin Kaepernick
3.) “This stand wasn’t because I feel like I’m being put down in any kind of way. This is because I’m seeing things happen to people that don’t have a voice: people that don’t have a platform to talk and have their voices heard and affect change. So I’m in the position where I can do that, and I’m going to do that for people that can’t.”- Colin Kaepernick
4.) “People are dying in vain because this country isn’t holding their end of the bargain up as far as, you know, giving freedom and justice and liberty to everybody.” – Colin Kaepernick
5.) “I’m going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed.”- Colin Kaepernick
6.) “I have great respect for men and women who fought for this country. I have family, I have friends that have gone to fight for this country. And they fight for freedom, they fight for liberty and justice, for everyone.” – Colin Kaepernick
7.) “I have seen videos, I’ve seen circumstances where men and women that have been in the military have come back and been treated unjustly by the country they fought for.” – Colin Kaepernick
8.) “This is for people that don’t have the voice, and this is for people that are being oppressed and need to have equal opportunities to be successful.” – Colin Kaepernick
9.) “I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put their selves in harm’s way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country, and my freedom to take a seat or take a knee, so I have the utmost respect for them, and I think what I did was taken out of context and spun a different way.” – Colin Kaepernick
10.) “There are a lot of people that don’t want to have this conversation. They are scared they might lose their jobs or they might not get endorsements and they might not be treated the same way. Those are things I’m prepared to handle.” – Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick quotes on social change
11.) “Most people don’t want to change. They’re comfortable and set in their ways. But in order to change, you have to be able to agitate people at times. And I think that’s something that’s very necessary for us to improve as a country.” – Colin Kaepernick
12.) “People don’t realize what’s really going on in this country. There are a lot of things that are going on that are unjust. People aren’t being held accountable for. And that’s something that needs to change. That’s something that this country stands for: freedom, liberty and justice for all.” – Colin Kaepernick
13.) “I know that I’m doing something right, I know other people see what I’m doing is right. It’s something that we have to come together, we have to unite, we have to unify and make a change.” – Colin Kaepernick
14.) “We have a presidential candidate who’s deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn’t make sense to me, because if that was any other person, you’d be in prison. So what is this country really standing for?” – Colin Kaepernick
15.) “This is something that has to be said. It has to be brought to the forefront of everybody’s attention. When that’s done, I think people can realize what the situation is and they’ll really effect change.” – Colin Kaepernick
16.) “If we have these real conversations that aren’t comfortable for a lot of people, there’s a better understanding of where both sides are coming from. And if we reach common ground and can understand what everybody is going through, we can really effect change and make sure that everybody is treated equally and has the same freedoms.” – Colin Kaepernick
17.) “There’s a social responsibility that we have to be educated on these things, to talk about these things.” – Colin Kaepernick
18.) “This isn’t something I’m gonna ask other people to put their necks out for what I’m doing. If they agree with me and feel strongly about it, then, by all means, I hope they stand with me.” – Colin Kaepernick
19.) “While America bills itself as the land of the free, the receipts show that the U.S. has incarcerated approximately 2.2 million people, the largest prison population in the history of mankind.” – Colin Kaepernick
20.) “How can you stand for the national anthem of a nation that preaches and propagates freedom and justice for all, that’s so unjust to the people living there .” – Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick quotes on systemic racism and police brutality
22.) “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” – Colin Kaepernick
23.) “To me, this is something that has to change. When there’s significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it’s supposed to represent and this country is representing people the way that it’s supposed to, I’ll stand.” – Colin Kaepernick
24.) “There is a lot that needs to change, one specifically is police brutality.” – Colin Kaepernick
25.) “I say this as a person who receives credit for using my platform to protest systemic oppression, racialized injustice and the dire consequences of anti-blackness in America,” – Colin Kaepernick
26.) “What’s gone on in this country in the past, what’s going on currently, these aren’t new situations. This isn’t new ground. This things that have gone on in this country for years and years and have never been addressed; and they need to.” – Colin Kaepernick
27.) “There’s police brutality. People of color have been targeted by police. That’s something that this country has to change.” – Colin Kaepernick
28.) “I’ve had times when one of my roommates was moving out of the house in college and because we were the only black people in that neighborhood the cops got called and we had gun drawn on us.” – Colin Kaepernick
29.) “It’s the people’s unbroken love for themselves that motivates me even when faced with dehumanizing norms of a system that leads to the loss of life over simply being black.” – Colin Kaepernick
30.) “History has proven that there has never been a period in the history of America that anti-blackness has not been an ever-present terror.” – Colin Kaepernick
31.) “Racialized oppression and dehumanization are evolving into the very fabric of our nation.” – Colin Kaepernick
32.) “This is an award that I share with all the countless people throughout the world combating human rights violations of police officers and their uses of oppressive and excessive force.” – Colin Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick quotes that will inspire you
33.) “I’ll never take the easy way out.” – Colin Kaepernick
34.) “With or without the NFL’s platform, I will continue to work for the people because my platform is the people.” – Colin Kaepernick
35.) “I can’t look in the mirror and see other people dying in the street that should have the same opportunities that I’ve had and say I can live with myself because I can’t if I just watch.” – Colin Kaepernick
36.) “I don’t believe in pressure. The pressure is not being prepared for what you want to do.” – Colin Kaepernick
37.) “I do want to be a representative of the African community, and I want to hold myself and dress myself in a way that reflects that. I want black kids to see me and think, ‘Okay, he’s carrying himself as a black man, and that’s how a black man should carry himself.'” – Colin Kaepernick
38.) “People sometimes forget that love is at the root of our resistance.” – Colin Kaepernick
39.) “Seeking the truth, finding the truth, telling the truth and living the truth has been and will always be what guides my actions.” – Colin Kaepernick
40.) “I’m not incapable of going through things.” – Colin Kaepernick
41.) “For as long us I have a beating heart, I’ll continue to walk on this path on behalf of the people.” – Colin Kaepernick
Other inspirational Colin Kaepernick quotes
42.) “I accept this award not for myself, but on behalf of the people. Because if it were not for my love of the people, I would not have protested. And if it was not for the support from the people, I would not be on this stage today.” – Colin Kaepernick
43.) “You have to train hard and be strong while staying flexible and limber, so I’m trying to find that balance.” – Colin Kaepernick
44.) “If you’re going to do something, you’re going to do it to be the best.” – Colin Kaepernick
45.)”It is funny to me that because I can run, because I’m athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset.” – Colin Kaepernick
46.) “At the end of the day if something happens, that’s only proving my point.” – Colin Kaepernick
47.) “My love for my people serves as the fuel that motivates me and fortifies me on my mission.” – Colin Kaepernick
48.) “Every time I step on the field, I step on the field to make plays.” – Colin Kaepernick
49.) “As I got older my identity developed and my place in society and my understanding of that developed.” – Colin Kaepernick
50.) “People can talk all they want; that doesn’t affect how I go about my business.” – Colin Kaepernick
Which of these Colin Kaepernick quotes was your favorite?
Whether you agree or disagree with his form of protest, Kaepernick has clearly shown that he has the courage to stand up for what he feels is right or important.
Besides, he has reminded people of the importance of taking a stand in life and inspired many others to reflect on their position on certain issues.
Hopefully, these quotes have motivated you to develop a bit of “backbone” and to go for what you really want in life.
Did you enjoy these Colin Kaepernick quotes? Which of the quotes was your favorite? We would love to hear all about it in the comment section below.
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