T. J. Watt

“JJ is five years older than me and Derek is two years older, but they always included me in everything they did.”

“Any time a quarterback is able to move around in the pocket and create escape lanes, it creates a certain type of challenge for the rush men.”

“The people around me truly push me and understand my obsession with this game and wanting to be the best. It makes it a lot easier for me to want to do it.”

“No matter where I go I'm just going to keep my mouth shut and work as hard as I can and play ball.”

“The coolest thing about J.J. is his openness to us. Truly being an open book in any aspect of life and that's what makes him a great older brother, and Derek as well.”

“I didn't realize rushing from the left how much visualization you have. I can see the quarterback's eyes a lot more so I can bat passes down. I can see what kind of drop he's taking. And I can always see the football when I'm rushing the quarterback, whereas on the right side, you can't really see it at all.”

“My whole life I've been trying to prove people wrong.”

“I just want to be able to be a game-wrecker.”

“I'm never gonna reach the levels that I want to, but I'm gonna give it all I can.”

“Organizations like to know about your family background and what your parents did for a living, about your upbringing. For me, even if people didn't ask about my brothers, it always comes up just because we're so close.”

“After every injury people ask me if I want to play anymore. I think we look at things differently. I'm like, are you kidding me? It makes me find a new love for the game - a new love for practice, a new love for watching film. It makes me appreciate football.”

“You can win your one-on-one pass rush clean and still can't get to the quarterback because he's able to find escape lanes, get to the first down.”

“I think it's awesome. It's something that you only dream about growing up in the same house. That's what gave me the confidence to be in the NFL - J.J. did it, Derek did it, why can't I do it? And to be able to play against them is incredible.”

“I'll never short-change the game, whether it's preseason or regular season. And that's why, when the switch flips on, I don't care if it's preseason or not. You're just playing football.”

“We were the house everybody came to. We had baseball in the backyard, roller hockey in the front yard. For football we connected three neighbor backyards to make one huge football field. We prided ourselves on being competitive.”

“At the end of the day, I can't always rely on my brother and I never really have.”

“Being coachable and having a good time with your peers is what high school is all about.”

“Always try to put a smile on someone's face.”

“If you're losing, you want to be in there to help out; if you're winning, you want to be in there to have fun, too.”

“I work out, I go home, I grill burgers and hang out by myself or hang out with a few of the guys on the team.”