T. J. Watt Quotes

T. J. Watt

Profession : Football Player

Birth : October 11, 1994

My excuse for everything was 'I'm sorry, I'm not J.J. I didn't know how to handle my brother's success. Anything I did wrong, I blamed on that. It was immaturity, not owning up to my actions.

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I have a role model who is a text away. J.J. is the person I go to about anything in life. To have him as my older brother is awesome. He has done everything I hope to achieve. It's an inspiration.

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We'd like to ideally be communicating more in-person, understanding each other face-to-face, and creating acceptance offline, instead of intolerance online.

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I only get one chance at this. You only get to play for so long. It's definitely very time consuming but like I said, it would be different if I didn't love to do it.

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The people around me truly push me and understand my obsession with this game and wanting to be the best. It makes it a lot easier for me to want to do it.

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I'll never publish my individual goals.

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I always had the plan that I wanted to enter the NFL and I had the blueprint from both my brothers of just wanting to put my head down and work as hard as I possibly can.

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I've always said from the beginning, I'm never going to turn down reps.

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I'm just out here trying to show that I'm consistent as possible, I can make plays and I can be trusted.

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I'm trying to be the best player I can be.

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I actually thought about some other schools, and I was interested in Nebraska. But they kind of backed off recruiting me. I think it was because of my name. They just assumed a Watt would go to Wisconsin.

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After every injury people ask me if I want to play anymore. I think we look at things differently. I'm like, are you kidding me? It makes me find a new love for the game - a new love for practice, a new love for watching film. It makes me appreciate football.

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After games, I'll literally sit in my apartment and watch football. I have it instilled in me from my brothers, J.J. especially, minimal gains and marginal gains, you can be one percent better.

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When you have a guy come in that demands a lot of attention and respect, it helps the unit as a whole.

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I played with Derek in high school, I played with him in college. We've grown, we were the two that fought the most growing up and my dad always said 'You guys can be best friends someday just wait and see.'

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I believe if you write it down it's more likely to stick in the memory.

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At the end of the day, I can't always rely on my brother and I never really have.

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I didn't realize rushing from the left how much visualization you have. I can see the quarterback's eyes a lot more so I can bat passes down. I can see what kind of drop he's taking. And I can always see the football when I'm rushing the quarterback, whereas on the right side, you can't really see it at all.

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

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Any time a quarterback is able to move around in the pocket and create escape lanes, it creates a certain type of challenge for the rush men.

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