Quotes from Luke Kuechly

Leading by example is something I've always tried to pride myself on.

The lifestyle I grew up with is still the lifestyle I live now: things in moderation, be smart with what you have.

We've fished down in Naples, Florida. We've fished out in Idaho. We've been everywhere fishing, and I think the best part of it is that it brings my family together and it gives us an opportunity to be around each other.

I think everybody understands in football, there's a knowledge of risk.

All of the linebacker spots are pretty similar, they just have different intricacies.

Speed helps a lot of things. It can cover up mistakes. I think with the evolution of the offense, with spreading things out more, the better you can run, the better you can be.

We've been some cool places fishing. My parents and my family all went up to Alaska. We fished for king salmon, and that was really neat.

I don't need a nickname. My name is Luke.

You can't ask somebody to talk about themselves. You've got to ask other people. It's like you can't nickname yourself.

With a big, strong athletic guy like Gronk who can go up and get the football, the key is staying in position.You have to play with leverage, know where your help is.

Cam is incredible. Playing against guys like him and a great center like Ryan Kalil - I noticed him right away - is something that can only make me better.

Nutrition and fluids play a big part in what you're doing. You can work as hard as you want inside a facility, and your program can be great, but if you don't balance it with a quality nutrient plan, you're going to have some issues.

I think you look at a lot of sports, it starts with the guys up front. Your defensive line and offensive line in football and your big man in basketball, different stuff like that.

There's only one way to play this game since I was a little kid - play fast, play physical, play strong.

I think a lot of people know I like the outdoors, and I like to hunt and fish, and a lot of that has to do with the fall.

I love the game of football, I love everything about it, I love the studying aspect, I love the team aspect... I'm gonna miss the interaction, the guys, you know, every day.

Watching routes and studying routes, you can learn stuff that way or you can learn blocking schemes on blitzes. You never know what you can learn just sitting back from behind and watching.

Academics are very important.

Winning is more fun than any personal stat achievement.

It doesn't matter who it is, everyone wants to compete, everyone wants to win and you have to do your best because if you let up for one second something bad will happen to you.

What's heavy for me when I lift, probably isn't actually a lot of weight.

When you're loose you play better.

I don't really go out. I don't know, it just doesn't really do anything for me. Being around a loud environment with a bunch of people is just not my thing.