For an athlete, there's no time off until it's over.

Pain is one of life's great lessons. You need to know how you'll react to the negatives in your life. Only then will you learn from the pain, and the next time it happens, you can speed up your healing process.

The best thing you can say about any coach is his players play hard for him.

If you play in the NFL and start for 10 years, it's not good. It is not good.

I didn't respond well to a firm hand and insults.

You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.

I always wanted everyone to like me. I wanted the city of Pittsburgh to be proud of me. But my first few seasons, I could to count the number of people on my bandwagon on one finger.