Brian Urlacher

“I don't give a crap about what fans or people say, they can kiss my butt.”

“I'm not going to take it easy on the guy when he catches the football and not try and hit him because he's a friend of mine. It doesn't happen.”

“I know what being a star athlete means.”

“It's a great honor to be associated with the Hall of Fame and now to be in it. It's awesome.”

“Coming from a small town in New Mexico - Lovington, New Mexico - I was very happy to go to college for free and get a scholarship to play college football.”

“People like to have fun, and what better way to have fun than go to a football or baseball or basketball game in Vegas?”

“I don't care what's legal and what's not. I'm going to play the way I play.”

“I played for Marinelli I think my last four, five years in Chicago. He's awesome.”

“We used to establish the run and wear teams down and try not to make mistakes, and we'd rely on our defense to keep us in the game and make big plays to put us in position to win. Kyle Orton might not be the flashiest quarterback, but the guy is a winner, and that formula worked for us.”

“Football was easy because I knew what I was doing, and it was in my control.”

“My lone concussion occurred in 2003 against Denver. I was spinning off block and right when I spun, I hit Clinton Portis with my head turned sideways. I hit him and I hit the ground. That was first big one where I was like 'Whoa.' Back then, it was no big deal.”

“You know, there are a lot of things that I really enjoy doing that you can get hurt doing. Driving a car, you can get into a wreck. I love to fly. You get on an airplane and you could die, too. When you step on a plane, it's your option to step on that plane because it could crash.”

“Win or lose, I'm up all night. I've been that way since college - I'm going over everything in my head: woulda, coulda, shoulda.”

“I want to be somewhere where somebody wants me.”

“There's risk in everything that you do. It's up to you to measure those risks and do what you want to do.”

“See I'm used to seeing myself with hair now, so it's not a big deal. Now when I see pictures of me bald I'm like 'ew.' But people are used to seeing me bald so when I'm walking around without the hat on, I see people doing a lot of double takes.”

“Technique wasn't my favorite thing to learn, and I doubt I would be great teaching it.”

“I watch a lot of college football.”

“I've gotten into spats with coaches, players, as well. It's just what happens in the NFL.”

“I played defense, so I don't like when guys celebrate with dances and stuff.”