Jason Kelce

“I think that in most sports, outside of golf and maybe some other things, it benefits you to be in the best shape possible, to be portrayed with minimal body fat, on your diet, as a watchful athlete.”

“I feel like I'm pretty stoic until I'm not and then it all comes out.”

“I was drafted in the sixth round, and nobody thought I would last a season in the NFL.”

“When you have guys who are accountable to themselves, accountable to making sure they improve each and every day on the practice field and in every game, which is what I think we have here, you're going to get better. It's just the natural process of it.”

“Sometimes it's so easy for me to get caught up in my own head, selfishly looking at things from my own perspective, that I forget how important it is to uplift other people. Not by these rah-rah speeches and not by getting in somebody's face but just by being a genuinely happy, emotional guy.”

“Injury rates in this league are pretty substantial.”

“My brother and I have gone by 'Kel-see' our entire lives.”

“There's certainly tangible value whenever you're out there getting reps - there's always something you can learn, something you can get better at.”

“You don't improve that much physically in OTAs and minicamps. It's more of a mental improvement.”

“I think there's no question the majority of Philadelphia Eagles teams are labeled tough, hard-nosed, physical football teams. I think a large part of that is the vibe, the energy, and what the city demands.”

“For me, it's a cost/benefit analysis. How much joy do I get from this game? What's going to happen by continuing to play? Where's my body at? Where's my mind at? There are so many different factors, but the biggest thing is I know I love doing this. I know it makes me happy.”

“Some guys, I look at them, I'm kind of wondering why they don't have a beard. You can see they'd have a great one, that they could be doing so much better.”

“I've been pretty lucky, all things considered, to not have injuries over the course of 100 games that would sit me down.”

“What we do off the field hopefully inspires people and I think that is something that I'm very proud to be one guy - a part of thousands of men who do that.”

“Every player when you're young is asked to do multiple positions.”

“You learn a lot about guys when seasons start going down.”

“I care about my teammates.”

“I think you always want to be out there. You want to be out there, No. 1, because you feel it's your job and if you love playing the game you want to be out there and this is something I've dedicated my life and career toward so it's really important to me if I can to go out there and play.”

“A lot of motivational speakers - players, coaches, or whatever - they kind of speak in these kind of age-old mantras, or cliches or whatnot. Kobe was very much not like that.”

“Culture, and the way guys fight, and the way guys go to prepare and the way guys go about their business is a huge reason for success in this league and in this sport. So nothing takes precedence over trying to win a football game.”