Teams are always hitting me in the gut, trying to grab me when I jump and stuff like that. But I expect it.

Trust me, I would love to have a wife and kids. I would very much enjoy that. But I also know that you have to be in the right place to do that.

You don't know who wants you for you, who wants you for the money, who wants you for the fame. You have no idea. And how would you know? There's no way.

My dad's a firefighter, so I know what it's like for policemen and firefighters to be on their own on Christmas Day.

I'm always trying to learn and grow, so my diet has, over the years, evolved.

You have to find the right situation, and you have to be in that right mindset where you can give everything you have to that. Because whatever I do, I want to be the best at. I want to be the best husband. I want to be the best father.

I'm going to continue to work to be the best player in the world, and whenever that doesn't sound fun to me anymore, that's when it's over.

It may not matter to anybody now, but when you go out there and perform on the field, that's what matters.

I'll fight a bear, but I don't like spiders. I'm not a fan of those.

As long as I've known music, Bose has been the company to listen to. They're a lot of fun to work with, but also being able to associate yourself with such a high-quality product is great.

I'm honestly all over the board. I think if I had to pick one, I'd probably say it's country first, but I listen to literally everything: country, pop, rock, rap.

I definitely care about what I look like, certainly when I am going out in public, doing an appearance or something, but when I'm home, I'm all sweatpants, all the time.

One of the things I have to do, and I'm working on it, is making sure I enjoy the ride along the way. I have to remind myself, 'Take a look around, look at things, and enjoy it.'

My dad was a firefighter for almost 30 years. My mom worked her way up from a secretary to vice president of her own company. They taught me to work hard for everything and take nothing for granted. That's how I play.

People like to see a guy being built up; they like to see a guy go from the bottom to the top, but then once you're on the top for a little bit, people wait to see you fail, and they want you to fail, so they find flaws and they find reasons, whether it's being too nice or trying to make you out to be fake - that's what they do.

Obviously, you get to do a lot of great things and cool opportunities at the Super Bowl. But at the end of the day, we all want to be here as a player. That's the goal, and that's why I work so dang hard.

A quarterback is always going to be the most valuable player on a football field because he touches the ball every single offensive play.

No doubt about it. For every player. Thursday nights are very tough for us because it is a short turnaround.

I was impressionable at that age, and my high school coach did such an unbelievable job helping me, so I want to do that for other kids.

I think there are definitely some people that would say I'm crazy.

I don't want to play forever. I want to give everything I can now and then walk away knowing I gave everything. The example I think of is Barry Sanders. He was such a great player, and he left when he was still on top. I want that to be me.

My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.

I'm not strict on my calorie count; I just pay attention to my body.

My whole life, I've been trying to make people proud.

I don't get bothered by fans.

I'm a kid who grew up working hard.

Part of me wants nothing to do with any Hollywood. But another part of me wants to go there. I feel like I could be successful at it.

I grew up in Wisconsin loving hockey. I mean, I started when I was three years old on skates.

There's gonna be people that don't like you, regardless. But I take on the mentality of, 'Look, I'm gonna do whatever I want to do. If people don't like, they don't like it.'

When you're in the National Football League, and you get this window where all eyes are on you, you can use that. You can use that platform for good.

I eat two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners throughout the day. It's always eating.

If you're an outsider looking into my life, you're thinking, 'That dude is crazy. He's literally crazy.'

I just go out there every game and try to be the best I can be for our team.

Basically, I want that relationship where we have that love. I love her so much, and she loves me so much that it's just - you want that relationship where you look into the girl's eyes, and you know that she's everything you've ever wanted. When I find that, I'm going to get it!

There are games where I go a whole game without saying a word. There are games where I'm talking the whole game. It really depends on the mood and vibe that I'm in that day.

Football has been everything to me since I was 10 years old.

Every year, I take 10 of my best friends from high school on a trip. That's kind of my way for saying thanks to them for being so loyal, for keeping me honest, and for just being great friends throughout this craziness.

My schedule is so crazy.

The way I look at it is that somebody in the world, no matter what your field is - teacher, violinist, football player - has to be the best. Why not me?

Over the years, I've learned a lot about nutrition and about myself, so it's a lot more based on feel. I stopped putting a number on it because people were analyzing it too much.

I live with the fact that while I am playing, I am going to give everything I have, and I will live with those consequences.

I want to be the defensive player to break the MVP barrier. I want to break barriers. I want to do things when people tell me I can't.

It's a very violent game, and bodies take a beating, so you want to make sure you do everything you can to get your body back. It's just something you have to do.

I want to coach high school football, and that's always what I've wanted to do.

It sounds weird when you complain about having to eat so much, but it's like a job.

I have three Defensive Players of the Year. Only one other player has done that. But being a defensive lineman, it's hard to control the game.

I know I'm going to be remembered for football. That's why I work so hard at it.

When budget cuts happen - which has been happening a lot in this country - after-school athletics and after-school music are some of the first things to go.

When I picture myself after football, it's down home, coaching high school football, just a relaxing, normal life.

I never want to let a day go by without having done something to get a little better.