Quotes from Mike Daniels

When I was in high school, I wasn't thinking about getting a scholarship. I was thinking about trying to go and dominate. Same thing in college. I just have to focus on playing the best football I can.

Look at the old Packers - those guys were mean. Reggie White would say, 'Here comes Jesus,' and then he'd club you into next week.

As a parent, you just want to really make sure your kids understand what you are trying to say as much as their maturity level will allow them to.

Be yourself and work as hard as you can. Don't let anybody influence you to not be yourself.

Just getting to the NFC Championship isn't good enough. Winning the Super Bowl is what the expectations are.

You name me a Super Bowl that had a pacifistic defense, and I'll give you my paycheck. I'm serious. There aren't any.

You're a defensive lineman, you get knocked around from all different angles. I've been knocked around like a pinball quite a few times.

Kevin Zeitler, who plays for the Browns, he watches quite a bit of anime.

This kind of stuff, it wasn't the cool thing when I was growing up. Now, pop culture is comic books, super-hero movies, anime, manga, and I've been doing it for a long time.

I can honestly tell you, I can look at the things I did in high school, and I can see how they positively affect me today.

Take a deep breath. When the game comes, no matter what happens, you can always keep your cool. I'm a bit of a hot head, a bit of a spaz, so it really helps me calm myself down during the game.

I'm not going to get any taller, so I might as well get as strong and lean as I possibly can be.

Whether you're praying, meditating, you're getting silent, relaxing your mind... and you definitely want to train hard - in the weight room, on the track. You need to do all of it.

I got into the weights because I didn't want anybody messing with me. I wanted people to say, 'Oh, he's so big, I don't want to mess with him.' And second of all, I wanted to be great at football. I wanted to be the baddest dude around because I knew what it was like to not be.

I want my presence to be felt whenever I step on the field.

When you're a defensive lineman, to get your hands on the ball, it's a dream. It's everybody's dream.

In 'Dragon Ball,' the characters have a challenge. They know they have to push their bodies to the limit in their training so they can make sure to defeat their opponent, much like professional football players.

How I go about my work is I like to stay consistent. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and I have a really good program, and I like to stick to it.

The second guy always gets caught, and that's why you have to initiate it instead of retaliating.

Stats are for losers, really. You've just got to go and play better, flat out.

In order to be one of the best defensive linemen in the NFL - which I am - it's doing things that other people aren't willing to do.

If I ended up having a big name, I'm still going to keep that fire because that's what just drives the great ones.

I'm an East Coast guy and always will be. But I'm always going to find my way back to Green Bay whether I'm living here or not. Green Bay is a great place. Green Bay is awesome.

Nothing was ever handed to me. I mean nothing.