Quotes from Mike Daniels

I am a bit sassy, with some sarcasm thrown into the mix, but stoic at the same time - and brash.

Being under-recruited coming out of Highland, I've carried that with me. I keep pushing forward, keep working hard every day, keep my head on straight every step of the way. I tried to keep the reality hat on, knowing I might not get to the NFL, but I also knew it was a great possibility if I kept myself hungry.

'JoJo's Bizarre Adventures' - it took a long time for that to get animated because the old-school animation wouldn't have the glorious nature of JoJo justice. Watching shows like that and 'Super Kia,' 'Black Clover,' 'Attack on Titan,' being able to watch some anime the night before the game definitely helps relax me.

I used to get hollered at for benching too much.

I really feel that if you impose your will on somebody, eventually they'll break.

Imagine being a running back or a receiver. You get tackled, and then when you get up, you're surrounded by a bunch of guys, and they're all screaming and yelling at you... Mentally, it wears on you, like, 'God, how long can I do this?' It's a mental thing.

I say I'm the strongest in the NFL, but the yoga has helped me to a point where I can't be moved off the line, because I know how to get rooted in the ground and use the energy around me.

Nobody wants to stay in Green Bay and run laps in the snow and go boxing in the gym. Everybody has what works for them, and I feel as though this works for me - it keeps me hungry, it keeps me with that edge. Other guys get a hard day's work in, but they're on the beach afterward.

I know Geno Atkins is a big anime fan. Cameron Jordan, Larry Warford, my boy Adam Gettis is a big anime fan.

We have to have each other's back. That's just football. That's how it's been since we were younger. Before you learn technique and scheme when you're a little kid, you're out there scrapping.

I've always just tried to be a guy who will lead by example, and I feel like if something has to be said, I will say it.

When we're on the football field, it's me vs. him. Maybe it's me vs. two of them. Maybe it's me vs. three of them. It's a fight. And you have to take that fighter's mentality out there.

I really wanted to be the biggest, baddest guy - not to mess with anybody, just so nobody would mess with me.

I love Mike Pettine. He thinks exactly like I do.

I always feel as though I've made a significant improvement after every training session. It's never S-O-S, same old stuff. It's always something new.

I was never motivated by a contract. I was motivated by being the best. So I just compete against myself every day and push to get better.

Some of those 10, nine-year vets, they know some things that your typical college senior wouldn't. I've come across some guards in the NFL that know how to use their hands better than D-linemen in college. I guess they've learned from their enemies.

Communication is key in any relationship - especially in a team sport, and football is the ultimate team sport.

A lot of these defensive linemen, they're real whirling dervishes - they do all these fancy moves.

You can't run a team with one leader. You need multiple leaders.

My family has great stature. And with the right type of training, I was able to put on weight.

A lot of 'Shonen Jump' anime, you see a lot of battles, a lot of aggression, and it's very relatable to players. There's a hero, and he has to go through a lot of rough training, put his body through the unthinkable so that he can save the world or do his task. His or her challenge is saving the world; our challenge is winning the game.

The Big Ten has great offensive lines and great offensive-line coaching. It prepared me pretty well for the NFL.

I've had quite a few plays where I've just dominated the guy across from me.