There's nothing like gameday.

I think the '06 Ravens, if we woulda won a championship, would have been considered maybe the best of all time, because statistically, I think that defense led the NFL in more categories than any other defense in history.

It's been a dream of mine to become a head coach in the NFL.

I've always had a huge appreciation of the military.

I've been a big admirer of Tony Dungy, and I'm sure a lot of people are, but he unfairly judged me, and that was disappointing to me.

I'm certainly not intimidated by New England or anybody else.

The lap-band surgery has been tremendous.

My wife's beautiful. We've been married for 23 years. She's awesome.

I want to be a better head coach than my father.

I think if I look back too much, I can't move forward.

I was on the sideline for the '85 Super Bowl, but I was going to college.

I think Sammy Watkins is a rare talent.

I want to win the damn Super Bowl. That's what drives me.

I'm not a bunt guy, I'm a home run guy.

You know me; I make some comments that aren't really good.

Look, do I like the Mets and the Yankees? Absolutely.

I think my admiration is really for Belichick more than anything. As a coach, that's the guy. He'll go down as probably the best in the history of the game. I like poking fun at him and all that stuff, but there's no coach I respect more than him.

Dez Bryant's a great player. You can't take that away from him.

I think when you take a job, you assume you can win regardless of what they have or don't have.

I love that mentality: 'Hey - you know what? - you may beat us, but by God we're going to beat the hell out of you.' I'd rather go down that way, with people that will go down swinging than, 'OK, let's accept losing.'

For the weaknesses I have with spelling and all those other things with being dyslexic, I have a lot of other strengths also.

I have no problem at all if somebody disagrees with me on my politics, or on this, that or whatever. That's fine.

This is the business of football and nothing is guaranteed to you as a player, coach or anybody else. They don't have to give you the money. They don't have to give you a longterm contract.

I don't know this Channing Crowder. All I know is that he's all tatted up, so I guess I ought to be nervous about him. If I was younger, I'd probably handle him myself.

Coming here to the New York Jets, where my father once coached and was part of the Super Bowl III staff, is fantastic. I look around at the facilities and the people they have in place and see a first-class organization. I'm just proud to be part of it.

My uncle was a second father to me. I spent most of my childhood with him.

It just goes to show, if you remain focused and you have a dream and you have a desire to do something, then no matter what gets in your way, you can never lose hope. It's possible.

I'm enjoying life at my fullest. Sometimes you realize that money isn't everything.

I think titles are important to your career. Whether you reign as champion for a long time or just have it for the time being, to be part of a company and be their champion is always good to have on your resume.

I would never intend to hurt anyone I'm in the ring with. It's entertainment, it's a performance, it's a sport.

We never had a trampoline, but I wished I did. We'd sneak into a friend's pool and use their trampoline to practice backflips.

When you're young, you don't really think about what's going on. At least, in my case, I was always so hooked on being so innovative and didn't worry about what happened yesterday. I just wanted to focus on today and make it better. I was like that every day. I just made sure that every night I was at my best, at the best level I could be.

When you're in WWE, it's a part of that contract signing, that grind. You're on-call 24-7. That's why you become the star that you are.

That's one of the reasons why I left WWE: not to feel tied up or pressured into fulfilling a certain number of work dates throughout the week or month - because of my injuries.

I don't regret any steps that I take in life.

A lot of people have doubted me because of my size. They think someone like me doesn't deserve to be in the main event, but I think if they knew me, and knew what I've been through in my career, they would respect me.

Even when I was a young kid, I always told my uncle that, when I became a wrestler, I wanted to be Rey Mysterio, Jr. and I wanted to wear the mask. I always pictured myself wearing a mask. I dreamed about it for so long. I wanted to be one of those luchadores who wore the mask, the cape, and the fancy outfits.

It was a big man's sport at one time. Maybe I had something to do with breaking that barrier and having WWE open up their eyes so they can sign younger, lighter talent.

Being part of WWE is beautiful. You're on the biggest stage of them all. You're living well; you're making good money, and the only flipside to that is that you're on the grind, and you've got to be committed. You've got to make sure to understand what being on the grind is.

I do recall at one point being part of WWE and other guys taking the risk of stepping away, and a lot of guys don't do it because of the fear that it's not going to be the same.

When anyone talks about lucha libre and that style of wrestling, the first person they think of is Mil Mascaras. The other man the true wrestling fan will think of is El Santo. These were the names that came to me when I was growing up.

My main reason for leaving WWE was to heal up my body - to give it a rest - and to spend time with my wife and my kids.

I think, most definitely, my style has been changing throughout the years, and that's because of the injuries that I've had, the multiple surgeries on my left knee.

As you get older, your body doesn't hold up as much.

For me, the people who doubt me only fuel me to prove them wrong. I want to prove to them that I am better than they think I am and that I deserve to be on top and I deserve to be World Heavyweight Champion.

I've never had any prima donna attitude against me. It's always been very respectful.

I actually use Randy Orton as an example to my son because he wants to start training in January. My son is a big kid - he's 6'1", 205 - and I insist that he must watch and learn from Randy's style.

Evan Bourne is just like me. Hopefully, he can pick out his offensive moves, because he's got so many, and he's so incredible to watch. I just hope he takes the advice of all of us who have been around a little bit longer and he can tone it down. That way, he can last a lot longer.

No matter how much cardio you do - running or biking or whatever - it's never the same as being in the ring.

My favorite place to read is next to the pond in my backyard.