Quotes from Jason Pierre-Paul

You just gotta do it, man. You can't count on the guy making the tackle in front of you.

The coaches can't be out there to tackle for us; we have to do that, like I say, starting with myself.

I feel like I'm just going to go full speed and tackle. If that means there is friendly fire on my guy, then that's what I gotta do. I try not to do that because I know I'll lay a big hit on them, but if that's what I gotta do, that's what I'll do just to make sure that tackle gets made.

I had a job to take care of my parents, to take care of some bills at the house, because my daddy wasn't working. I had to figure out how to make that all work at one time. I was working at Boston Market... I told my coach, 'I can't play football because I have to make money to help my mom.'

Talk is cheap; play the game.

You can't predict injuries. That's one thing you can't do.

I have a lot of people depending on me - even people I didn't know depended on me.

What I bring to the table to help my team is that I'm never going to quit.

If I'm tired, I'm coming out. I won't do that to my teammates and stay on the field when I know I'm not going to be able to do it.

I feel like after my incident, it really made me realize football is not here forever. I'm all the more anxious to come out here and let my teammates know, 'Look, hey, this is the same JPP. Missing fingers aren't going to stop me from playing some ball.'

I'm going to keep rushing the ball until the whistle blows and it's the end of the game. That's how I'm going to keep playing.

The bottom line is I'm a football player, and I played three years of college football, and I produced all three years. I also got better every year, and I just felt like it was time to move on.

When other teams fear you, that's a big difference.

When a role model tells you it's going to be OK, it's going to be OK.

It comes a time in your life that you will no longer live for yourself anymore. You never know how much a person can mean to you until one comes into your life, and changes it for the best.

New York is the biggest city, biggest fan base, and they don't sugarcoat nothing around here.

I can't play 'Madden' without an index finger!

As far as fireworks, it's very dangerous. You shouldn't play with them.

I'm in the public eye. I'm a celebrity and a football player.

There is a certain way that I play. You just have to have a feel for it. That's something you have to feel as a football player.

Your job is never secure as a football player - or coach.

I just want to go out there and play to my full potential, and play a healthy season, know what I'm saying?

I'm just very fortunate that I'm alive. I look every day and see my hand and say, 'Thank you, Lord.'

The only thing that can stop me from being me is me.