Quotes from Calvin Johnson

I got a finger that's literally bone-on-bone. This bad boy, it gets smaller. The more and more I do, it grinds bone-on-bone.

You want to be smart. You don't want to put yourself in a position where you can't be there for the team when it comes down to the end.

My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.

I've got a lot of miles on my legs.

I hope I can be as good of a father to my son as my dad was to me.

My son makes me want to be better so that I can be there for him.

I'm a Southern guy, so Jeezy, T.I., and Outkast are always playing on my iPod.

That's everybody's goal, when they come to the league, is to win a Super Bowl. That's the ultimate goal.

Whatever you want to call it, they have all these names for these coverages, I've seen them. Like those linemen coming out to jam me on the line of scrimmage. A lot of crazy stuff.

Sometimes, it's just unfortunate you get injured in the game. But you can definitely take strides to prevent those things.

I had some nerve damage that was kind of messing up my grip a little.

I was able to do well for myself, make a statement in the league. I had a heck of a time doing it, but at the end of the day, it's about me and my family and being comfortable and being fun.

I like to dress up every now and then.

Hopefully I can finish my degree before I get done playing and work with my foundation.

I'm okay with anybody expressing their rights.

My mom, she's the strict one. If we did something bad, we'd get a whippin' but nothing too bad.

Everybody has their struggles.

I've got nothing to be ashamed of.

Some days I wouldn't even go to class. I'd sit in the room and play video games with my friends and eat powdered mashed potatoes.

Just try to add more things to my game each year.

I've been a Madden guy since I was little.

The goal every year is to win the Super Bowl, not just to get to the playoffs, not just to win a few games.