A biography for Mark Schlerethhasn’t been written yet.
“Instead of doing cardio before I lift, as I usually do, I might do it first, doing 35 to 45 minutes of lifting before I get on the elliptical. Suddenly, it feels fresh and new and different, and that can be enough to give me a new outlook and improved mindset.”
“There's no more skilled position in football than the offensive line.”
“It's no secret that in the NFL playoffs, the pressure's on. The guys who can rise above that pressure and play mistake-free when it counts the most build legends for themselves: Think Joe Montana, Tom Brady, or Adam Vinatieri.”
“I'm beat up, but that's all I know; physically, I'm beat to a pulp. But I don't know anything other than pain since I'm 18 years old.”
“But I was always able to articulate a point and I've always been able to get up in front of a crowd and speak.”
“I'm not a fan of the spread offense where you'll go up and down the field, You'll put up a lot of points but there are a lot of things missing that are imperative to winning championships.”
“Even when I'm on the road, I know where I'm going to work out and which exercises I'll be doing.”
“I played a sport for most of my adult life that required me to work on two of the biggest holidays in America, Thanksgiving and Christmas.”
“Football players are constantly talking about their workouts, trading secrets, helping each other become the best players they can be. Now that I'm retired, it's no different.”
“It was a big change for me not to go into the weight room and train like a football player - I'd been programmed my whole life to go in and make myself stronger so that I could push people around.”
“Sometimes it feels like I spend half my time in planes or airports.”
“When a team starts to win, the confidence filters down through the roster. Everyone gets pumped up about the success. Everyone works harder. Everyone wants to be part of the glory.”
“When you're streaking to the top yourself, it's important to remember who helped you get there untouched.”
“For anyone who wants to tell me time of possession doesn't matter, you're a moron. It matters.”
“Part of fitness is eliminating as much stress as you can.”
“Taking time off if you're not banged up can be trouble. It can lead to bad habits - in your workouts and in your diet.”
“Anybody can play football if they're healthy - that's easy. But at the professional level, injuries are part of the game. Aches and pains are bound to happen when you use your body like a battering ram for a living.”
“I'm a pretty accommodating person, and I want to be the best I can at my job. So if someone asked me to do an interview or something that didn't fit into my schedule, I'd basically say yes to everybody.”
“Football is a game of zone blitzes, West Coast offenses and check-offs, sure, but it's really a game of field position: Even without a touchdown, a solid return game can quietly be the difference between an offense that's pinned against its own goal line and one that's in the driver's seat to score.”
“In my career, I was on teams that started 11-0 and 13-0 before losing. I can tell you right now that our streak-breaking losses didn't happen because we weren't the best team on the field. The truth is, we let little things creep in: a holding call here, a false start there.”