Quotes from Jason Pierre-Paul

I want to get to the quarterback and stop the run.

I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know anything about football - from Pee-Wee on up, my friends would play, and I would never go with them.

I'd love to be a Giant for the rest of my career.

The Giants have a great organization, great fan base.

Once you touch that grass, you know in your head only one team is going to walk out of there with a win.

I'm a great player; I'm one of the best defensive ends in the league, and I honestly think that.

Coming from a home like I did, I learned a lot about work ethic and determination.

Denard Robinson was my quarterback in high school. Never had his shoes tied. I don't see how you can play like that.

That's the whole part of playing football and having training camp. Coming in and recognizing how players play.

Hard work beats talent, and I live by that.

Nobody can defeat you when you all are working together.

It's not about an individual. If I have a tip or a reminder for one of my teammates, I'll help him out by doing that.

Anybody can be rattled. Tom Brady is a great quarterback, but at the end of the day, he is just a quarterback. It's not like he is God.

When I'm on the field, family-wise, family matters, whatever off-the-field issues, I'm not worried about.

I'm not worried about sacks in the preseason.

I've been through worst, seen worst.

We had bills to pay. My dad wasn't working, and it was tough for my mom. People were always raising the rent, so I had to work, too. Everybody in the house worked to pay the rent.

Being injured, nobody wants to be injured.

Anytime you have an injury, you're going to be iffy about stuff.

I don't like people knowing about my business, and my situation, so I try to keep out of people's situations unless they come to me and ask for help.

I try not to put myself in horrible situations anymore.

We need everybody to contribute as one and do what we've got to do to win. Football is not an individual game. In basketball, LeBron James can take over a game by himself.

I know when it's time to joke and when it's time to be serious. As far as football goes, I'm serious.

Yes, I went the junior-college route, but I was playing at some very good junior colleges.