Quotes from Calvin Johnson

Guys get concussions, they don't tell the coaches. It happens.

I'm just a worker.

When I was in college, I used to love to watch football on Sundays.

My biggest regret is that I wasn't able to help give our fans a championship.

It is what it is. I balled out, had some good years, man, had fun and did it with some guys and made relationships that will never end.

I'm an honest guy.

I don't even like to talk Lions too much just because the way our relationship ended.

It wasn't really until the 10th or 11th grade when I started to play well, and football took the place of baseball, which was my love when I was five years old. I don't know what happened; baseball just got boring to me, I guess.

I got stuff that's going to hurt for the rest of my life.

If you have injuries, it's tough.

Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.

Any time you're dealing with an ankle, you've got to run, you've got to cut, you've got to do all those things. It makes it tough.

Even if the coverage is leaning toward you or whatever it may be, there's ways to beat it.

Sometimes you usually know the point where to keep your mouth shut.

It's simple to get a concussion, you know. I don't know how many I've had over my career, you know, but I've definitely had my fair share.

You shouldn't put your hands on a woman. Simple as that.

I'm on 'Dancing with the Stars' because I want to prove my sister wrong. My sister literally told the world that I could not dance, so I have to redeem myself.

I can have three touchdowns and 200 yards, but if we lose the game, what's it all for?

The team doctor, the team trainers, they work for the team. And I love 'em, you know. They're some good people, you know. They want to see you do good. But at the same time, they work for the team, you know. They're trying to do whatever they can to get you back on the field and make your team look good.

To be able to sit back and enjoy the game, sit back and watch guys that you know played and you might have worked with it or you personally know, it's cool; it's awesome to sit back and say I know that guy because you're more of a fan of that game and that person.

I don't feel like sitting around doing nothing would benefit me.

The team needs me out there on the field. And sometimes you allow that to jeopardize yourself, but that's just the nature of the world.

I don't think things have changed for me. Yes, I got a big contract, but my focus is still the same.

I have not suffered any nerve damage, nor have I received any treatment for nerve damage.