Quotes from Charles Woodson

I don't know how to be hurt.

The Raiders have been good to me, giving me a second chance to come back around and wear the silver and black.

I've been injured where you can't play. But if I'm able to get up and move around, I'm not coming off the field.

I've been through my fair share of injuries.

When you play trying to avoid injuries, that's when you get hurt.

I know I haven't been the greatest student, but I do intend to get my degree. Otherwise, my mother will kill me.

I never intended on playing as long as I have, but this is the way it's happened and I'm so grateful for it.

I'm negative-three yards in the rushing department. Nobody wants to go out with negative-three yards rushing.

Yeah, you make some tackles or you meet the ground and you feel the pain. Ain't no question about it. Whether it is the shoulder, the back, making the wrong plant when you fall - yeah, you'll feel it. You get right up. You go back to the huddle. You can't show weakness out there. You try not to. You don't want to give a sign.

It's always great for a young guy to have those examples, even though you may not follow 'em right away, it's great to have those guys in the locker room that you could look up to and see the right way to go about your business.

I was kind of wild. I enjoyed myself as a young man. I was moving 100 miles per hour - on and off the field.

You have to go through a lot of trials and tribulations as a player to be able to grow and learn from 'em and to become better.

I've always wanted to be under the confetti as a champion, and the Packers beating the Steelers to conclude the 2010 season finally gave me that opportunity. It was so surreal, being able to bring my family onto the field, seeing my oldest son roll around in the confetti, having a chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.

The hot tub is my best friend.

Marvin Harrison was the best receiver I played against, especially being a young player and just learning the game at this level. He was already at a high level, and the job was made even more difficult because it seemed like every time we played the Colts it was in Indianapolis, where they played on turf - that old AstroTurf.

Eric Turner, may he rest in peace. When I first got in the league he was just a friend to me.

We need more people like me who are real and aren't afraid to take a little criticism.

Father Time is definitely undefeated, that's for sure. But does it feel good to have some people eat their words about what they said about me as a player? Yeah, that's fun.

I played in Green Bay. I look at their stadium, I look at the Packers Hall of Fame and all the things that go into that experience. I feel the Oakland Raiders are an organization that deserves something like that.

Me being able to move around, nickel, dime, safety, you don't know where I'm coming from or if I'm coming, and that's a positive.

If a player hears me make a statement, I don't want them to be able to deny it.

Every time I step on the field, it doesn't matter who we're playing, I want to get an interception.

Would it be great to intercept Peyton? No question about it.

Guys go through concussions sometimes that aren't as noticeable. But they know - the player knows - and they want to go back in the game. You want to play.