Quotes from Manti Te'o

I think I've learned the difference between the things I can control and the things I can't control. And hopefully, by doing the things I can control well, I'll have more favor in the other category.

For me, the greatest fault would be to tell somebody something I'm not.

Things happen. And good things happen, and bad things happen. And I'm a person - I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason.

Ray Lewis, I've grown up watching Ray Lewis. Just watching his intensity, his passion for the game, his love for the game, his work ethic. Everything in a linebacker that you want to be is in Ray Lewis, from leadership qualities, all that.

I think what I bring to the table is a lot of heart, a lot of energy, and somebody that works hard. Somebody who hates to lose.

The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.

My girlfriend always told me, 'Send roses while they can still smell them, tell people you love them while they can still hear.'

It was a conversation that I didn't want to have with my parents to say mom and dad I missed my flight.

The reason why I love to win is because I don't have to go through that feeling of losing. It's those times where I lose that feeling that will stick with me.

As long as my family's OK, I'll be fine.

I'd just say you hurt me and you hurt me only because you involved my family. But after that I'd say 'hey draw nearer to your family because that's exactly what I did.'