Jalen Hurts

I had a purpose before everybody had an opinion.

Jalen Alexander Hurts (born August 7, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he won a national championship. He then transferred to University of Oklahoma where he led the Sooners to a College Football Playoff (CFP) appearance in 2019. He was a second round draft pick in the 2020 draft. After spending much of his first season as the Eagles' backup, he later became their starting quarterback. He led the Eagles to a Super Bowl appearance in 2023.

Quotes

2019

• It's hard to just sit here and reflect on four years, a whole year with my brothers this year, all of that right now. It hurts me. You talk about how much it means to you and the team. It's supposed to hurt. This is not a good feeling. This is a feeling I've never felt before. It hurts me in my heart, you know. When I decided to come to this school, I told Coach Riley, I'm going to go win you a National Championship, and I failed to do that. Moving forward, I definitely hope -- I've already told them, I hope that you guys learn from this. I hope everybody learns from this. It hurts me the most because usually, when you come up short in something, you can come back and you can fix it. I can't come back and fix it. I'll never play college football again.
  • During a press conference following final college football game (December 28, 2019).
  • Young, Mason (December 28, 2019). OU football: What Jalen Hurts said after Oklahoma's 63-28 Peach Bowl loss to LSU. OU Daily. Retrieved on April 1, 2023.

2020

• I think I hate losing more than I love to win.
  • During a post-game press conference following a loss to the Arizona Cardinals (December 20, 2020).
  • Gallen, Daniel (February 24, 2023). Jalen Hurts wants to do more for Philadelphia Eagles: 'I think I hate losing more than I love to win'. The Patriot-News. Retrieved on March 31, 2023.

2023

• Everything I want to do is just quantify my work, just quantify the work that I put in. I don't really like to look at the results. Never like to look at the results, just the process of getting better. You can look back and say that there's so many things that motivate me and drive me to want more, to be the best. And why do I just keep getting up and going and going and going? But I had a purpose before everybody had an opinion. It's not about anybody else.
  • During a press conference with the media in build up to Super Bowl LVII (February 9, 2023).
  • Linder, Brian (February 24, 2023). Jalen Hurts is trademarking popular Super Bowl quote. Here's why. The Patriot-News. Retrieved on March 31, 2023.

• You either win or you learn. That's how I feel. You either win or you learn. Win, lose, I always reflect on the things I could have done better, anything you could have done better to try and take that next step. That'll be the same process I always have going on.
  • In post-game press conference following Super Bowl LVII (February 12, 2023).
  • Zangaro, Dave (February 13, 2023). Eagles' Jalen Hurts Has Inspiring Message After Losing Super Bowl LVII. NBC Connecticut. Retrieved on March 31, 2023.