Michael Strahan

“I hate leg exercises. I hate one-legged squats. I hate the hurdles and the split squats. I hate all the leg exercises. I know they help me, and I'm able to move around and don't have knee problems, and my hip doesn't hurt anymore, but when my trainer tells me I have to do them, I almost feel like my body goes into convulsions.”

“As the game gets bigger for the fans it gets bigger for the players.”

“'The Notebook' gets me every time. It's a great love story. Boy from the wrong side of the tracks. They get on each other's nerves, but they can't live without each other. It almost makes me shed a tear.”

“All camps are hard, that's what they're intended to be. They make you focus when you're tired, when you don't feel like doing things, and to see how long you can retain and pay attention.”

“Tom Coughlin is great with the players and he is what you see with the media. He's a good guy and he's a fun guy, but at the same time he's a serious guy when it comes to winning and it comes to football.”

“By the time I left college, I had won every award you could win - I was Mr. Man! Then I got drafted by the Giants, and you step in that locker room, and you feel inferior in every way. You just have to stick around long enough to give yourself the opportunity to build your confidence.”

“At first, I didn't know what to expect but I do say that I love our defensive coordinator, Tim Lewis.”

“The team that is the most focused and executes the best is the team that wins. That's usually the team that can handle the pressure of the situation.”

“Memorizing a playbook is like memorizing a script. When they change the script at the last minute it's like changing a play in a game.”

“I think this can be a championship team. But we do have to take it one game at a time. You can't look at the end of the road before you get the next foot in.”

“You know, you want to win and you want a ring. But when you win and you get the ring, you never really wear it.”

“You never know who will win and I think that is the great thing about this league (as a player) because it gives you a lot of hope that this could be your year.”

“That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football's on!”

“Few people know that I grew up in Germany and that my family still lives there.”

“I started playing Madden back in 1993 because that was the first year I actually made it into the game and that was a big thrill. When you're in Madden, you've made it, baby.”

“You've got to be very conscious of what people see. If I saw somebody every day, I would get sick of them. Most guys think, 'If I can get on TV every day and give that quote, I'm going to be golden.' It's not about that. It's about showing people you can be yourself.”

“Thing is, I don't really like free time. People are always warning me that I'm going to burn out. But the truth is, the only thing that tires me out is hearing people tell me that.”

“Well, I've been a fan of videogames all my life.”

“No matter how loud the stadium is, once you're on that field and that offense walks up to the line, it's silent. You can only hear the guys on the field. It's amazing how much concentration you can have when it's required and how powerful your mind is to give it to you.”

“My brothers used to call me Bob. They'd laugh at me, and I didn't get it. I'm 13 years old at the time, and then one day my brother's friend says, 'You know what Bob stands for? 'Booty on back.' You're fat.' Like my butt was so big I could reach for my wallet over my shoulder. And I broke down.”