Victor Cruz

It is funny what a year can do.

I never dreamed about being a millionaire - I dreamed about being a football player.

Every step, whether at high school or at college or at the NFL, I had to climb and crawl and scratch to get there.

I want to be a New York Giant for a very long time.

Never in a million years would I think I'd play in a Super Bowl.

Some guys just slip under the radar.

Football was what I was good at, and it was what I loved.

I was actually a Cowboys fan.

When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football.

Everybody wants to defeat the defending champs.

I knew what type of player I was: a free agent, a small kid who came from a small school.

I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.

I don't want to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' anytime soon.

I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.

As a kid, my grandma would be dancing all the time.

I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?

There were times when I thought I would never own a car.

There are times where I am trying to make the big play before I even catch the football.

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

I think I've got some more big plays left in me.

I've had the same barber since I was about 14 years old.

There's only one life. There's no repeats. You only get one life, and you gotta take advantage of it.

I'm focused on football; focused on my family right now.

In the city, a lot of crime happens, a lot of violence happens from time to time.

Growing up in Paterson wasn't the easiest thing.