“I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.”

“I like to walk around my apartment naked. I like sitting around in the nude watching sports, actually.”

“I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.”

“I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality.”

“The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand.”

“I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.”

“Your body's really only meant to compete at the highest levels of combat sports for a few years.”

“I know my strengths. Painfully aware of the weaknesses. There's many. I love sports. So working towards a common goal, that's exciting to me.”

“I used to sports gamble a lot and I was getting killed on that but then I found poker and really enjoyed it. But it was a hobby more than anything else. I played it every day but only on pretty small stakes.”