Quotes from Greg Olsen

During the offseason, when you don't have the worries and the grind of the games and the wear and tear of your body, you can really attack the training element a lot harder. More load on your body, more stress - whether that be through running or in the weight room with the lifting program that you're doing at the time.

We don't live our life worrying.

At the end of the day I'm a football player. I'm paid to be prepared and people rely on me to get a job done, and I will never jeopardize that or sacrifice any efforts toward that goal.

There's a lot that goes into being able to play every game and every practice and take every rep. Every year it gets a little bit harder, but I also enjoy that challenge.

I've always been a guy who didn't mind speaking to reporters.

I don't get wrapped up in catches and fantasy football. It's not the way I view the tight end position.

When you throw your fourth touchdown of a game in the NFL... it's hard to do.

It takes two sides to put things together.

It's a brutal game. It requires a certain type of person to play it. Once you make the decision to play it, that's your decision. I know what I signed up for. It allows me to provide for my family.

I learned that the simplest things made me the happiest.

Our main efforts for our foundation is our HEARTest Yard program that we run here in Charlotte at Levine Children's Hospital.

For a young kid to be expected at 15, 16, 17 years old to know what to do - it's hard. It's a tough ask.

I think I've been very fortunate. I have obviously played a lot of snaps and played a lot of games, so my mileage is high. But I've been very fortunate that I've been able to stay relatively healthy, no major surgeries and stuff like that.

Being told that your child will be born with HLHS is absolutely heartbreaking.

My approach every game really tries to stay the same. I try not to make it about me. I try not to make it about my personal vendettas.

You can only gain the real intricacies of playing by playing. You can study the playbook all you want and you can ask as many questions, but until you're out there out of the field doing it, that's the only way is to mess it up, or do it right and cement and then learn from it.

I think I've shown that I can get up the middle, create some separation, and catch the ball.

I try to be pretty in tune with my body. If you play this game long enough, you're going to wake up and one day your knee is going to hurt or your back is going to hurt.

The thing about the NFL is nobody cares. Nobody feels bad for you. Nobody feels sorry for you... They don't care if you're hurt. They don't care if you don't feel good. You have a bad call. Play goes against you? No one cares. You've got to play. You've got to win.

Obviously, ESPN, that Monday Night gig is a big deal. You don't just easily dismiss that.

Doctors give your family three options when your unborn baby is diagnosed with HLHS. You can terminate the pregnancy, you can have the baby and refuse treatment, or you can go through with the three surgeries our doctor had told us about. There was never any doubt in our minds that we were going to give our child a chance to survive and thrive.

With digital and podcasting and the amount of radio outlets - traditional stations but with satellite radio - there's a billion ways to get your voice out.

I don't mind being with a bunch of chicks. I'm around boys non-stop. I'm totally cool having a break from dudes.

Every year, you try to evolve a little bit. You try to introduce new elements to your offense.