T. J. Watt

I know some of the guys, especially the younger guys, have a lot going on mentally. If they're in the spot to make a nice play, you can't forget it's very tough to make plays. When you make them, you have to celebrate.

Our cul de sac we always had roller hockey going on, we had the big backyard, our neighbors had big backyards that connected all the backyards, and we had football, baseball, anything you can imagine. And then, in our basement, we had a real-size hockey net, we'd go down and shoot hockey before dinner.

All that outside noise, people can say what they want about me. But at the end of the day, it's the people that are in my inner circle that I care about.

My whole life I've been trying to prove people wrong.

It always sucks not being 100% going into games, and just to have that in the back of your mind, you're warming up and you're not feeling 100%.

A great pass rush is all four guys up front working together.

You have so much going through your mind when you're rushing the passer, especially on the left side. You don't have time to really look at the hands of the offensive linemen, so you have to make it second nature, and the only way to do that is through muscle memory and reps.

I have nothing but good things to say about the people of Pittsburgh.

To be able to say that you're a state champion in high school is so awesome and I'm so jealous of it.

We didn't really watch college until J.J. got there. It was Pewaukee athletics. Youth baseball playing together. Youth football. Basketball. We did everything. Ball boys on Friday nights. We couldn't get enough of Pewaukee athletics.

The only thing for us was Pewaukee athletics. My grandpa would yell at the TV for the Packers to stop running the ball on third down. Like that was pretty much how much NFL we watched.

My dad was a youth football coach who coached J.J. and Derek, so I grew up taking water to guys.

Part of it, in my role now, more of a leader, just trying to set the tone.

I just feel like at any given moment I can make a splash play.

I think I was Brett Favre four or five times for Halloween.

Obviously, Green Bay is very, very big back home, so to be able to play in a historical venue like Lambeau is something special.

I always want to be out there as much as I possibly can, but it's also about managing my play and how efficient I am when I'm out there. I don't want to be out there when I'm completely gassed.

I'm always eating.

I knew I wanted to get my teeth straightened eventually in life.

I'm always going to give a team everything that I have.

The biggest piece of advice I got from J.J. is just to be yourself, don't overthink things. Just be yourself, relax and you show people who you really are.

Early on when J.J. first started blowing up, I didn't know how to handle it, but now definitely I love it. My brother is the best defensive player to ever play the game, in my opinion.

I'm never gonna reach the levels that I want to, but I'm gonna give it all I can.

I approach football very personally and I dedicate my life to being the best football player that I can possibly be, the best teammate that I can be.

That's the hardest thing about the NFL is anybody can have a great game at this point. It's just about stringing together a band of great games.

It doesn't matter if we're on vacation or where we are. I'm going to work my butt off.

You can win your one-on-one pass rush clean and still can't get to the quarterback because he's able to find escape lanes, get to the first down.

You can't rush the passer scared.

At the end of the day I'm my own person.

I want to be physical. I want to rush the passer and I want to get to the football. That's exactly what I want to do.

No offseason is the same.

What I have learned is as you get older, you are always evolving.

In my head, anything you put your mind to put your work to, anything is possible.

Organizations like to know about your family background and what your parents did for a living, about your upbringing. For me, even if people didn't ask about my brothers, it always comes up just because we're so close.

I just want to be a part of success. If I'm the leader, if anyone else is the leader, I don't care. I just want to be a part of it.

For me it was super important in my development to play with J.J. and Derek to get beat up on a lot when I was younger.

Once Rodgers was kind of hitting his stride, I was more of a Houston Texans fan, obviously, because of J.J.

Our parents did an excellent job of making sure we were always outside of the house.

No matter where I go I'm just going to keep my mouth shut and work as hard as I can and play ball.

I'm always the guy that just keeps striving to get better each and every week, and you can't get caught up in any of the statistical things.

If you go into a game knowing that no one's prepared like you have, it's a very big advantage mentally and physically, and you just kinda let your body take over, and the aggression definitely comes out.

Growing up, my dad always said you have to have the impact to be a great player. It took me a while to find that impact, but I finally found it.

I rush on the left side of the football, so I can always see where the quarterback's looking and where the football is, so as you're rushing the passer and turning the corner against a tackle, the ball is always in sight.

I don't think that you're always gonna get the results that you want just 'cause sacks are so hard to come by, but I think you can consistently beat the guy if you're putting in the time and the effort, and you have the confidence.

There are so many people that don't love to practice, but when the game is taken away from you, you'll give anything to just be out there on the practice field.

We were the house everybody came to. We had baseball in the backyard, roller hockey in the front yard. For football we connected three neighbor backyards to make one huge football field. We prided ourselves on being competitive.

JJ is five years older than me and Derek is two years older, but they always included me in everything they did.

Being coachable and having a good time with your peers is what high school is all about.

I think everyone wants to have a legacy.

As I watched more and more film, I could see how vulnerable players are and how careless they are with carrying the football.