You get fan mail and you see the reaction when you write someone back. It's kind of shocking. You can make someone's day and be a positive influence on the world when you're in a position like that.
It's a constant progression, and as long as you're constantly striving to be better, you're headed in the right direction.
The football field, I'd definitely say that's my safe place.
You can never satisfy other people, I learned. End of the day, it's extremely important that you know yourself better than anybody else, and if you can do that, it doesn't matter what anybody thinks about you, good or bad.
Earned success is the key to a positive, happy life.
People do the eye test and underestimate me, so I do play with a chip on my shoulder.
I'm wherever coach puts me.
You've got to be able to adapt to your environment.
I am beyond blessed and humbled to be named the Paul Hornung Award winner.
I used to have a potbelly pig named Terrance. He died of obesity.
My training is very specific to my sport, so it's a lot of fast, explosive movements. It's very pertinent to exactly what I do on the football field, which is fast burst in short spaces.
I'm someone who believes in having motivation at all times, win or lose, individual awards.
The secret behind success isn't as much of a secret as people think. It's pretty simple. It's working as hard as you can to accomplish what you want.
I'm just so blessed to be a Carolina Panther. I can't wait to grind every single day for that organization, team, fans and for everybody there. I'm blessed to be a Carolina Panther.
I think when you're running through a hole and you're hit in certain, different ways, you have to be able to move and change and make people miss.
I go to class every day with the future Facebook and Twitter and Google employees, the future innovators and entrepreneurs who might have the next big thing. Knowing that and seeing their success and work ethic makes you want to be successful. It impresses me every day. It humbles me, too.
I used to get so upset when my parents took away my phone and then I realized it's because they wanted the best for me and my brothers. I have a whole new appreciation for how they raised us.
Going into a game, I know that I'm going to run a lot. I know I'm going to have a lot of volume, and I know that I'm going to get hit a lot, which is great. Sometimes we try to deliver some blows, too, try to break as many tackles as possible. We know it's going to hurt the next day. That's why we love the game.
Every great team has multiple backs. Very few times do you have just one back.
You can always get bigger, faster, stronger. I don't have any choice. I have to.
