A biography for Jason Taylorhasn’t been written yet.
“Football is going to end someday. You've got to do something afterwards. You don't have to, if you make the right decisions with your money. But I enjoy the whole fanfare of Sundays and entertaining people. And if someone sits here and says, 'You can be an actor,' I'm going to give it a shot.”
“I mean, in a football game, I'm amped up but the butterflies are gone after the first play. It's a healthy nervousness.”
“Players play. It is who we are. We always think we can overcome.”
“There are two kinds of people. Those from Pittsburgh and those who wish they were.”
“Miracles happen because if I'm sitting here as a Hall of Famer, you can do anything in the world you want.”
“If you're going to be man enough to say something about somebody else or about two other grown men and kind of affect their relationship then put your name on it, so we have a point of reference and can clear it all up.”
“I studied a lot on how to get better angles to be able to play at a smaller size.”
“Believe it or not, I've always had respect for the Jets fans.”
“The Jive is a small man's dance. It's easier for small men to move around.”
“I don't dance. I don't like to dance, I don't dance in clubs, bar mitzvahs, weddings, none of that. It's not me.”
“A lot of the positive things that I would read and hear in the media, I would ignore. I would pay more attention to the negative things to kind of see what was out there.”
“I want to win period, and I would love to win in Miami.”
“You can't please everybody in life.”
“I've always been a guy that has a high pain threshold and also refused to accept not trying, or losing, based on being uncomfortable or in pain.”
“I'm from this tough, macho football world where you don't talk poetry or open up about yourself.”
“If you're working in an organization, you want to have respect and communication throughout. I think that's important for everybody.”
“There are a lot of things I can do if it's the right role with the right people and the right director.”
“There are a handful of guys that I've played with that are elite status as far as players, people, competitors, teammates, and Zach Thomas is No. 1 on that list. He made everybody that played with him better.”
“My church growing up, we went around to nursing homes. I was part of the puppet team. You put your hand in the puppet and perform shows. I was pretty darn good, not to blow my own horn.”
“I never had a father, but there's no bigger honor, no bigger blessing and no greater job in this world than being a father.”