Michael Strahan

“I'm not perfect; I've never professed to be, and I don't want to be. How much fun is that?”

“Even though the weight I'm lifting isn't what it was when I was playing, it's not like I'm not lifting weights that are heavier than the common person would lift. I think a lot of people look at that and say, 'Whoa!'”

“When you're a 20-something-year-old athlete and you're getting a six-figure check every week, you're not thinking about next week. You're not thinking, 'I'm going to be broke,' or 'I'm going to need another job.' But I'll tell you, there are a lot of broke athletes out there - I know plenty - and I didn't want to end up as one.”

“I've always been the locker-room jokester, the fun guy, the guy who keeps it loose and easy. But also, on Sundays, the guy in that huddle jumping up and down, telling guys, 'Hey, get it going. Let's go.' Firing everybody up. So I'm part relaxation therapist and part Red Bull.”

“Growing up, we had 30, 40, 50 people coming through the house some Thanksgivings. Sometimes there was a kids' table; other times, the plate was just sitting on your lap. You get in where you fit in at that house.”

“I'm not an adulterer. I'm not gay.”

“My hobbies and leisure activities include cars and golf.”

“At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.”

“Camp is always all business.”

“With the players Madden is definitely king and that's probably why it's been one of the top selling games all these years and will probably continue to be.”

“When it comes to the camera, I can do my thing. But I'm bashful.”

“The fact that we're in the playoffs doesn't mean anything to us, to be honest with you. Hopefully, we can accomplish our goal of going into the playoffs on a winning note.”

“We're sympathetic, but once you step on the field, football's football.”

“The great thing coming from sports is you understand the concept of a team. It leaves no room for being selfish, and that's something I picked up from home.”

“They don't tell you how to be on TV - they put the camera on you, and they turn it on, and you sink or swim.”

“My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen.”

“I believe in my kids 100 percent. When you have confidence in them, they have confidence in themselves.”

“I always have a lot of personal goals, but primarily my main goal each year is to obviously win a Super Bowl.”

“I don't do anything I don't want to do. There are so many opportunities that come my way, but if there's something out there that I don't want to do, I truly don't do it, because I have to maximize my time. If there's truly an opportunity to be quiet and be by myself, I do it.”

“This acting's serious! And I really respect those actors. It's a tough business to be able to be something you're not and be natural and convince people on camera.”