Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by A. J. Hawk

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American footballer A. J. Hawk.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
A. J. Hawk

Aaron James Hawk is an American sports analyst and former American football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers fifth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft and he would later win Super Bowl XLV with the team over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned All-American honors twice and won the Lombardi Award as a senior. He won the BCS National Championship with the Buckeyes as a freshman.

Football is more important to me than money right now.
I never felt like I was anything special. I just feel like a very lucky guy.
I kind of grew up my whole life as an underdog. I had two older brothers who would beat on me and then let me know I wasn't much compared to them. And it's still like that. Guys like that keep you humble, being around them every day and realizing I'm still the little brother to them.
I try to take everyone's head off, to tell the truth. — © A. J. Hawk
I try to take everyone's head off, to tell the truth.
You want to come in and prove yourself early. Obviously, it is a responsibility being drafted that high to come in and play well and to make an impact. If not, youre going to get cut. So you have to come in, make the team, have an impact and do something special. And I feel that, obviously, internally. I feel an obligation to myself to do that but obviously the organization, the fans, this community. I mean, they dont want to see a first-round draft pick be a bust, so I feel I have to come in and hopefully make an impact early.
Laura's [my sister] rooting for her brother. She'd better. She's known him a lot longer than me.
Its all gone pretty fast. I dont want to move on, but I know I have to.
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