T. J. Watt

“I'm always eating.”

“Once Rodgers was kind of hitting his stride, I was more of a Houston Texans fan, obviously, because of J.J.”

“I think everyone wants to have a legacy.”

“We'd like to ideally be communicating more in-person, understanding each other face-to-face, and creating acceptance offline, instead of intolerance online.”

“I just want to be a part of success. If I'm the leader, if anyone else is the leader, I don't care. I just want to be a part of it.”

“I want to be physical. I want to rush the passer and I want to get to the football. That's exactly what I want to do.”

“Our parents instilled in us a sense of community and how it takes a village to raise a family.”

“I just feel like at any given moment I can make a splash play.”

“I'm always the guy that just keeps striving to get better each and every week, and you can't get caught up in any of the statistical things.”

“It always sucks not being 100% going into games, and just to have that in the back of your mind, you're warming up and you're not feeling 100%.”

“I always want to be out there as much as I possibly can, but it's also about managing my play and how efficient I am when I'm out there. I don't want to be out there when I'm completely gassed.”

“We didn't really watch college until J.J. got there. It was Pewaukee athletics. Youth baseball playing together. Youth football. Basketball. We did everything. Ball boys on Friday nights. We couldn't get enough of Pewaukee athletics.”

“The Steelers have invested in me and want me to be here long term. I want to be here long term.”

“I only get one chance at this. You only get to play for so long. It's definitely very time consuming but like I said, it would be different if I didn't love to do it.”

“The only thing for us was Pewaukee athletics. My grandpa would yell at the TV for the Packers to stop running the ball on third down. Like that was pretty much how much NFL we watched.”

“If you go into a game knowing that no one's prepared like you have, it's a very big advantage mentally and physically, and you just kinda let your body take over, and the aggression definitely comes out.”

“As I watched more and more film, I could see how vulnerable players are and how careless they are with carrying the football.”

“To be able to say that you're a state champion in high school is so awesome and I'm so jealous of it.”

“I've been dealing with pressure my whole life.”

“Growing up, my dad always said you have to have the impact to be a great player. It took me a while to find that impact, but I finally found it.”