If you're a true warrior, competition doesn't scare you. It makes you better.
I've got two contracts in my life. One, with my wife because we're married. And, two, I've got a contract to protect Andy Dalton. I'll do both of those to the best of my ability.
No matter what job you have, you're in control of your attitude. That, to me, is my biggest focus every day - being on the energy bus.
There's a lot of veteran players that, honestly, being comfortable where they play is more important. And that's just not me.
Joey Porter is not one of the people I have respect for. His unprofessionalism is ridiculous.
To me, it's about always trying to make decisions that reflect my leadership and who I am.
I've always been known for speeding up the tempo. To me, that's just the way you play the game - aggressive. There's no time to rest. You rest on the sidelines.
People fought hard for freedoms; they didn't fight hard for one mentality. If you really talk about what the country was founded on and what those people are protecting who went to war and fought these wars and give us our freedoms and are fighting for our freedoms, I think you have to really ask yourself what is involved in freedom.
I think the way to maximize not just your leadership but your ability to influence your team is whatever you can do that helps the team perform at a really high level.
As an older lineman, if you start to sit around, you get stiff. You get tired. Things start to set in.
As long as I'm here living and breathing, I'm going to be moving.
I love Cincinnati, and I want to be there.
At the end of the day, who you are as a man is more important than who you are as a football player.
You see some of these guys that lead in sacks every year, but they only play on third down or only play in certain situations.
The bottom line is the best way to lead is to play well.
As I say, 'Every tackle's nightmare is third and long.'
Every team, in some sense, plays dirty. The game of football is dirty.
I want the young guys to say, 'How old is this guy that's blocking me every play?'
Being a mentor and a leader, I've always urged guys, if you're ever allowed to be a free agent, to take advantage of that opportunity.
I love challenges.
