A biography for Julius Peppershasn’t been written yet.
“I know I can make plays.”
“It feels great to be a Packer.”
“I guess more than anything, Green Bay just felt like home. You know, small town, good people who love their football... it was a really great experience being a part of that culture.”
“As a pass-rusher, 100 sacks is a big milestone. My 100th sack was on Joe Webb.”
“If my play is not to run and chase the ball, if my play is to stay backside, then I've got to stay backside. I've got to be disciplined. I can't run across the field and chase stuff that's not mine.”
“I tell you this: I'm not an outdoorsman. Actually, one of my things is to pick a little corner in Borders or Barnes & Noble and fall back and just read.”
“My stepdad was a farmer, so growing up, during summer breaks, I woke up every morning and went to work. Harvesting tobacco, picking cucumbers, gathering watermelons from the patch, pulling up sweet potatoes... stuff like that.”
“It's something I take a lot of pride in, that people compliment me and hold me in high regard.”
“There's gonna be times where I don't get sacks, where other guys have two- and three-sack games.”
“There comes a time when you can't play as much.”
“You can try your best and do everything right for the most part and still not get sacks, and sometimes you can get sacks that fall into your lap.”
“Obviously, we know people aren't as fortunate and blessed as we are. I learned a little bit about the impact we have as professionals, and how we can help, how impactful it is for just your presence.”
“That's my thing. Pass rusher, yeah, you can call me a pass rusher.”
“You have to be a smart player as well as a hard worker.”
“I didn't know I was different athletically for a long time. I thought everyone did the sort of things that I can do.”
“A lot of people don't really understand that a statistic is an indicator, but it doesn't really give the full picture of the body of work. There's been time when I've had one sack or no sacks and controlled a whole game, and I've seen other cats get three or four sacks and it had no effect on that game.”
“I never said I had to be the highest-paid defensive player. That really wasn't the most important thing.”
“I've been doing that since college. I like to run. That's my thing.”
“Hopefully I can be one of the better players to play in this league. That's what I'm working for.”
“You ask somebody right now who are the top two or three sack persons and they couldn't tell you. You're a professional and you want to perform and you want to achieve those goals. But being out with the people and giving back to the community, it's going to be more impactful and long lasting.”