Rob Gronkowski

“The importance of lifting weights is it kind of makes me who I am.”

“When you get off five or six months, and you're not competing as an athlete, you want to get back out on the field.”

“Growing up as a kid, I watched Jeremy Shockey... Tony Gonzalez... Antonio Gates. I looked up to them. I watched what they did to be successful.”

“I've watched 'Family Guy,' growing up and throughout my whole life.”

“I actually played hockey my whole life, all the way up until ninth grade.”

“I love the energy and positivity of working out.”

“I did make National Honors Society in high school.”

“I'd go at anyone. I took all of my brothers' bull. It made me who I am.”

“I just really just try to get better as a player every week, just focusing on the team we have to play this week, and just trying to do whatever is best for the team that week.”

“My mom would always travel with us to everything; my dad introduced us to the weight room and showed us how to properly work out.”

“I never really grew up watching TV.”

“When I'm watching any game, I watch the tight end.”

“After a workout, you definitely have to have a protein shake. I drink my six-pound whey protein all the time, too. I throw some fruit in there - strawberries, blueberries - with some peanut butter and banana, and it gives you all the recovery you need from a hard day of lifting and running.”

“'SpongeBob,' 'Hey Arnold!,' 'Rocket Power.' I watched all those shows, man.”

“In order to stay healthy, recover quickly, and continue building strength and agility, I've combined different types of low-impact sports circuit exercises to maximize and expand my abilities.”

“Just put football first, or your job first. Give everything you've got all week, work hard, work super-hard to take it to the next level every week. And when you feel like you got to the point where you want to be, you definitely need the time to go out, relax, have a good time, take all the stress off it.”

“Everything's not always perfect.”

“You've got to catch the ball.”

“When you see the ball in the air, you want to go make a play.”

“Whatever's asked of me, I'm just going to go out there and perform my routes and how I've been coached all week, perform in the running game, pass blocking, run blocking, whatever it is.”