Jason Pierre-Paul Quotes

Well, football is a hard game; there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times.

Things are never easy against whoever you play, which is why every game you have to be totally at it, on your mettle, and totally focused and concentrated.

I have to play a bit of a physical game and try to work harder than everyone else.

Football is easy if you're crazy as hell.

When I step on the field, you know what you gonna get.

The NBA is intense, but the NFL is a whole 'nother level of intensity and dramatic, game-changing plays.

The NFL, as compared to the NBA, it's so physical and so emotional almost every play.

The intensity of the Super Bowl is one-of-a-kind. An NBA finals is best-of-seven. But the Super Bowl, one game, winner-take-all. The intensity is off the charts.

In England, every game is like a derby, because it's physical.

I play with a lot of emotion because I'm a passionate guy, and I play with that passion. I love playing that way. Sometimes you're late onto the ball, sometimes you're not. Sometimes you make contact with the guy when you tackle him, sometimes not. It's a sport where individual duels are vital, so I don't see it as a problem.

It's not about tippy-tappy, namby-pamby football. It's a battle, and we have to be ready for it.

I joke that every time I'm in the playoffs, it feels like I'm in the Super Bowl.

People talk about pressure in football, but I don't think pressure should always affect you in a bad way. I love games under pressure.

The raw emotion and physical nature of the NFL definitely push a lot of peoples' buttons. It's played once a week, so every game is important.

If you look up what I did in Arizona, you'll see that I fought my way through training camp. I didn't have a problem fighting my teammates.

Any game in the World Cup is a tough game. The atmosphere brings a lot out of both teams.

In high school, you can just go out there and play. In the NFL it was so much more mental.

I relate football with boxing, with a street fight. In both cases there is always one moment, a second, in which someone shows fear in their eyes, in their body. In football it's exactly the same.

[Football is] a game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.

Every game's a championship game. When we focus that way, get prepared that way-that this is it, you know, this is the last one, the biggest one-you get ready, you get amped up, you get that laser focus and you're ready to play.

I was aggressive but I played the game because I loved and enjoyed it. I might have hurt people and I got hurt myself a few times, but not with any malice. When I went on to the field I just wanted to play football. I didn't go out to kick anybody purposely. I just enjoyed playing and if that's aggression, then I'm guilty of that.

When I step onto the court, I'm ready to play. If you're going up against me, you'd better be ready. If you're not going to compete, I will dominate you.

I don't know why, but I love the dog eat dog nature of tennis. It's real, it's brutal and there's no hiding place - it's like a one to one street fight. I love the intensity that comes with knowing you walk off court either a winner or a loser. It's daunting but very exciting. There is no one to blame except yourself, no one cares who comes second.

We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies.

You might be [outshining me in many ways]. But if we get on a treadmill, there are two things: you're getting off first or I'm going to die. It's that simple, right?