Amari Cooper

Athlete

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I know that I have the skillset to be one of the highest-paid receivers. I'm just all about going out there and proving it.

You can only get open in two ways, off of the line or out of your breaks.

I wanted to play running back, but they would never put me at running back. I started loving receiver and as I kept growing older, we kept throwing the ball more and I kept liking it more and more. It's something I've played all my life. It's something I've gotten better at each year.

When you're the underdog, you just lay low and work.

I just play, man. Try to play good every week, but if it doesn't happen, I just move on. But if I do play good, I do the same thing.

I don't think you have to be flamboyant to be a great player.

I've always kept in mind, team first.

I played with a lot of foot injuries.

I mean, I don't really remember playing a full season ever being 100 percent.

I want to be a Cowboy for life.

I take good pride in the way I release off the line and coming out of my breaks.

You never want to put yourself in that position where you don't control your own destiny.

I had 1,000 yards when I played on plantar fasciitis before.

If you just look at the numbers, you pretty much have to get 10 wins to get into the playoffs, sometimes more than that.

I haven't played with too many guys like Dak Prescott, so I think he definitely deserves everything that's coming to him. He definitely deserves to be paid amongst the highest-paid quarterbacks in the league.

Obviously, when you drop a ball early in the game, it could be worse. You can go on to drop many more balls or stuff like that.

I mean, every player is hurt every year, so that's not really an excuse for everything.

I think I proved that I was a polished receiver.

I just have to protect the ball, keep it secure.

Yeah, I just handle my business.

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