I felt unworthy, and it’s amazing how God kind of showed me that that’s how we act as humans, and that’s sometimes how we act in our Christian life. – Benjamin Watson
I would say that we all – in whatever world we’re in, whatever your occupation is, we all have a path to walk. We all have struggles. – Benjamin Watson
When you go to work, you are a Christian at your workplace. You’re not a broadcaster who happens to be Christian. You’re a Christian. – Benjamin Watson
My goals in football helped make me disciplined and focused in all areas of my life. – Benjamin Watson
What I’ve found, and what Scripture tells us, is that your faith is not something on the side, something you carry with you – it is inherently who you are. – Benjamin Watson
We are God’s children. We are Christians first, and then what we do flows from that. – Benjamin Watson
It’s been a constant struggle with my athletic career to identify myself as a child of God and understand that His love is unconditional for us; it’s not conditional like fans, or coaches, or even myself. – Benjamin Watson
I can identify many different experiences that I’ve had over the course of my life and things that I’ve witnessed where it seemed that black men, specifically me or someone else may have got the, you know, different treatment than somebody else would in that same situation. – Benjamin Watson
Most of the guys in the NFL would sit here and tell you we don’t condone the abuse of a child, any sort of abuse of a woman, breaking rules, failing drug tests, or doing any of those things. We hold ourselves to a very high standard. – Benjamin Watson
Make sure you know your identity is in Christ, so that when you get laid off from your job, or when you get a raise from your job, or when things don’t go right, you’re not up and down, up and down. – Benjamin Watson
All I’m saying is, is God the god who we look to for comfort during tragedies? Is he the god who can control all those things, or is he the god that we don’t even trust with our daily lives… As long as there’s prayer and exams, as long as there’s games, there will be prayers. – Benjamin Watson
Ninety years after slavery, blacks were still segregated from whites. They still had separate drinking fountains, separate restrooms, separate neighborhoods, and separate schools. They still were expected to sit at the back of the bus. – Benjamin Watson
Fortunately for me, I had a father who didn’t let us get away with anything. You were taught respect, and you were taught to be humble. That has a lot to do with how I am now, because I’m still scared of my dad. – Benjamin Watson