Jason Pierre-Paul
Honestly, it is not all about attitude; it is all about heart. You can have the attitude, you can have the swagger, you can talk your way, but it is all about heart.Collection: Attitude
I've been through worst, seen worst.
The only thing that can stop me from being me is me.
I lead by example. Everybody sees it.
You put in the work, you should get to the playoffs.
If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. That's why I play. If I made it in New York, you can make it anywhere.
Talk is cheap; play the game.
A good season for me is going to the playoffs and making a run for the Super Bowl and having a good record.
Not every pass-rush move is going to work to perfection, so therefore, you've got to figure out what's best for you.
Growing up, as a kid, my father was always there.
Denard Robinson was my quarterback in high school. Never had his shoes tied. I don't see how you can play like that.
Basketball was always my game.
I guess you could say I took the hard route. That doesn't work for everybody, but it's worked out all right for me.
Yes, I went the junior-college route, but I was playing at some very good junior colleges.
The bottom line is I'm a football player, and I played three years of college football, and I produced all three years. I also got better every year, and I just felt like it was time to move on.
Coming from a home like I did, I learned a lot about work ethic and determination.
We had bills to pay. My dad wasn't working, and it was tough for my mom. People were always raising the rent, so I had to work, too. Everybody in the house worked to pay the rent.
I had a lot of different jobs.
My mom and dad taught me a lot. They kept me out of trouble and told me to go a better route. They taught me how to be a man, basically.
We moved from place to place, and it was hard to adjust to different schools. But we made it.
I had a job to take care of my parents, to take care of some bills at the house, because my daddy wasn't working. I had to figure out how to make that all work at one time. I was working at Boston Market... I told my coach, 'I can't play football because I have to make money to help my mom.'
I want to get to the quarterback and stop the run.
My dad never quit no matter what. He couldn't see, but he never let that stop him. Most people, when something like that happens, they just think their life is over. But that's not true. My dad can still do things like a normal person. He still cooks; he still watches my sister and my brother's baby when my mom's not home.
What I bring to the table to help my team is that I'm never going to quit.
I'm going to keep rushing the ball until the whistle blows and it's the end of the game. That's how I'm going to keep playing.
USF gave me a chance to show what I can do.
When I'm on the field, family-wise, family matters, whatever off-the-field issues, I'm not worried about.
When it comes to the Cowboys, I always play great against them.
I just do my job; I'm out there to make plays and play football.
I don't like Philly. I don't care at all about Philly.
I'm only going to get better and better. Not going to get worse.
I don't have a go-to move, man; I just rush.
I just want to whup the man in front of me, play after play.
I am a great pass rusher. I'm not saying, 'Do you think you can be?' I know I am. I am.
I just want to go out there and play to my full potential, and play a healthy season, know what I'm saying?
In this game called football, we don't know who's going to the playoffs.
I feel like after my incident, it really made me realize football is not here forever. I'm all the more anxious to come out here and let my teammates know, 'Look, hey, this is the same JPP. Missing fingers aren't going to stop me from playing some ball.'
I'm in the public eye. I'm a celebrity and a football player.
When a role model tells you it's going to be OK, it's going to be OK.
I'm a role model.
At the end of the day, media is going to say whatever they're going to say.
As far as fireworks, it's very dangerous. You shouldn't play with them.
I'm just very fortunate that I'm alive. I look every day and see my hand and say, 'Thank you, Lord.'
I know when it's time to joke and when it's time to be serious. As far as football goes, I'm serious.
Once you touch that grass, you know in your head only one team is going to walk out of there with a win.
I don't like people knowing about my business, and my situation, so I try to keep out of people's situations unless they come to me and ask for help.
Without God and the strong heart that I have, I wouldn't be able to make it.
I have a lot of people depending on me - even people I didn't know depended on me.
I try not to put myself in horrible situations anymore.
I'm missing an index finger.