Michael Strahan Quotes

This is who I am. I'm not perfect. I don't want to try to be perfect.

Believe it and it will happen.

I was scared every time I put on a uniform and stepped on the field. I’m scared every day I go into the studio and I come on stage because I fear that I will not live up to what is expected. I fear that somebody who spent a lot of money to come into our studio, to come to New York and they’ll walk away and go, ‘I could have stayed at home.’ I feared that as a player a fan would come to the stands and I wouldn’t perform well. Just the way I’m built. I’m more scared of failure than I am excited about the accolades that come with success.

I think this can be a championship team. But we do have to take it one game at a time. You can't look at the end of the road before you get the next foot in.

The team that is the most focused and executes the best is the team that wins. That's usually the team that can handle the pressure of the situation.

You want to win and you want the [NFL] ring. But when you win and you get the ring, you never really wear it.

I love solving problems. It makes me happy to juggle all the jobs I do-figuring out which team is supposed to win on Fox NFL Sunday; reacting off the cuff to Kelly [Ripa, on Live]; and now Good Morning America, trying to fit into that group. The great thing coming from sports is you understand the concept of a team. It leaves no room for being selfish.

At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.

That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football's on!

My hobbies and leisure activities include cars and golf.

My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen.

The fact that we're in the playoffs doesn't mean anything to us, to be honest with you. Hopefully, we can accomplish our goal of going into the playoffs on a winning note.

Well, I've been a fan of videogames all my life.

Few people know that I grew up in Germany and that my family still lives there.

If you're not the one cooking, stay out of the way and compliment the chef.

My craziest ambition is to take John Madden's job and salary.

I'm not an adulterer. I'm not gay.

All camps are hard, that's what they're intended to be. They make you focus when you're tired, when you don't feel like doing things, and to see how long you can retain and pay attention.

Camp is always all business.

As the game gets bigger, it get bigger for the players.

So I'd rather have a defense that's successful where everyone's comfortable in their positions.

I always have a lot of personal goals, but primarily my main goal each year is to obviously win a Super Bowl.

German women love American men. That's why a lot of American servicemen go to Germany - and never come back.

With the players Madden is definitely king and that's probably why it's been one of the top selling games all these years and will probably continue to be.

Tim Lewis is great, he's a great coordinator.

When I finish playing football, I would like to work with kids and sleep!

I definitely believe in marriage.

Memorizing a playbook is like memorizing a script. When they change the script at the last minute it's like changing a play in a game.

My ultimate goal is for that next generation coming up, who didn't see me play, go, 'Oh, he used to play football?'

I started playing Madden back in 1993 because that was the first year I actually made it into the game and that was a big thrill. When you're in Madden, you've made it, baby.

We're sympathetic, but once you step on the field, football's football.

I have the best memories as a kid eating ice cream. It was a family tradition that I had with my father. It was nice.

When it comes to the camera, I can do my thing. But I'm bashful.

These athletes can be considered the gods in certain ways and the fans can be considered parishioners.