Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Luke Kuechly - Page 2

I'm one guy on an 11-man defence that needs to do his job.

You look tight on camera, it sees it. The camera can see everything.

You can't just run in there and expect to get to the quarterback. There's good backs, good linemen, good protection that's designed so it's not easy to get there. A lot of it's technique.

If you put in the work, and give your body the clean nutrients it needs to recover and get stronger, then the good days will outweigh the bad ones.

When you're loose you play better.

I like being able to run around. That's my game.

Those are the guys that are the scariest. The guys that can beat you in the pocket and can also beat you running around.

I watch plays that teams run and try and figure out how I am going to get to the ball.

I think I'm a smart player.

Knowing what everyone is doing, you can play faster.

I don't like talking about myself. I would rather talk about other people.

I just try to go out there and have fun and just get to the ball. That's kind of my goal: just get to the ball and make something happen.

You can get a young guy and he comes in and he's athletic, he can hit and he can run, but if they don't know what they're doing, they're a step behind.

You can't ask somebody to talk about themselves. You've got to ask other people. It's like you can't nickname yourself.

When you're growing up you always like the commercials of the guys on the screen that you like watching.

It doesn't matter who it is, everyone wants to compete, everyone wants to win and you have to do your best because if you let up for one second something bad will happen to you.

Academics are very important.

Speed creates space, it creates problems, it scares people.

Leading by example is something I've always tried to pride myself on.

Winning is more fun than any personal stat achievement.

I think football is a lifestyle more than anything. It's how you eat, it's how you sleep, it's how you conduct yourself. It's just everything you do you have to keep in mind, is this going to help or have a positive impact on how my practice is going to be, how my workout is going to be, how the game is going to be.

One thing that I like about football is it's a team.

I think everybody understands in football, there's a knowledge of risk.

You can be one guy off the field, but when you get on the field the competitive aspect of who you are takes over.

The more you're yourself, the better you can play in the game.

I'd rather have a game where I have two tackles and win than a whole bunch and we lose.

With a big, strong athletic guy like Gronk who can go up and get the football, the key is staying in position.You have to play with leverage, know where your help is.

I think until we win a big bowl game or do something like that, I'm just a guy who came and played at BC.

I just play football. You understand what you are getting into. They're always trying to improve it, make it better and safer and more efficient. It is what it is.

With all these teams spreading it out and throwing the ball, that's more my style of play.

Watching routes and studying routes, you can learn stuff that way or you can learn blocking schemes on blitzes. You never know what you can learn just sitting back from behind and watching.

Knowing the team is in your corner is comforting.

I think I do a pretty good job preparing myself. That's something I take pride in - being prepared and knowing what each individual guy is responsible for. I can point at guys and let them know what they're doing if they have questions.

I think leading's about doing what's natural to you, because if you do what's natural to you guys will follow it. If you do something that's unnatural they're going to know it's forced.

I'm not going to make my bed perfectly every time. As much as my mom would want me to make it perfectly every time, if I got to get somewhere, I'm not going to make sure that pillow is just right. My toothbrush doesn't have to be in the same place every time. I'm not OCD about that stuff. When it comes to football, I want to be right on everything.

I don't need a nickname. My name is Luke.

I think when you're a kid you don't think about money or dollar signs. You think about when you wake up on Sunday mornings, it's NFL.

I do a pretty good job preparing myself. That's something I take pride in.

I really enjoy fishing. It's one of those things you have to get in your element for.