I've seen a lot of guys who can't get beyond their playing days.
I don't bad-mouth football, but I also know that it has a long trail of tears and heartbreak and animosity built up by past players who feel that they put so much into the game and didn't get a lot out of it after.
Every linebacker that plays in the NFL wants to be a starter.
At the end of the day, I want to help my team out as much as possible in any way I can.
I'm not the type of person to dwell on what's not happening and what I can't control.
I don't think there's anywhere else better than the Giants in terms of organization and history.
No matter what schemes you have, if you're not in condition to run, you can't succeed.
We prided ourselves at Oregon, where teams said they were going to try to beat us down and try to manhandle us, and maybe in the first quarter they were running with us, but it was just, 'Let's see how they are come the fourth quarter when they're tired, and they've had 70 to 80 plays coming at them non-stop.'
South Central's been portrayed so many different ways in the media for however long.
I like order, structure, and accomplishing goals.
It doesn't matter if I'm in a boardroom pitching to a group, attempting to perfect the latte heart, or stopping a running back on 4th and 2. If I'm passionate and willing to devote the time and effort to something; I'm unstoppable.
I must learn to adapt, or else I'll fall victim to the negative statistics surrounding retired athletes.
Playing for the Giants for four years, you had this idea that the Jets are the other team, and then, going to Miami and playing in the same division, you learned to hate them as well.
Miami gave me an opportunity to grow. I wanted to see if I was really a one-team guy, or if I picked up my suitcases and set up shop somewhere else, would I be able to make the team?
To me, you have to pay it forward.
I'm a simple man; I like to stick to what I know.
I wear the same socks after I wash them, and I like to eat the same meal the morning before a game.
Professional or amateur, athletes want to see progress. We like to see numbers and metrics improve, and when you have deeper insight into what's going on inside your body, you're empowered to make changes to improve and become stronger.
Truthfully, I think anything involving Tebow opens people's eyes.
They say that when it comes to the depth chart, it can change any day and that we dictate how the depth chart goes. If one person has a great day, he might be going with the 'ones.' If a person slips up a little bit, he might be going with the 'twos' and 'threes.'
