Julius Peppers
It's not important for me to be a star, but it is important for me to be one of the better players. I won't feel comfortable with not living up to my potential. I don't want to be spoken of as the player who had potential who never reached it, so I am going to work extra hard to try to be the best I can be.Collection: Stars
I'm out to prove something-that I'm all for real and that I can do it on my own without any help.Collection: Real
If you can't beat them (Packers), You might as well join themCollection: Might
Right now I feel like playing as long as I can, As long as my body will allow me to play I'm going to continue to play.Collection: Play
I want to maximize my potential as a player. I want to be as good as I could possibly be. And if I do that, I think I could be one of the best players out there.Collection: Player
As a kid, I never thought I saw myself as unusual. I always thought that lots of people could do what I did. More and more I realized I was wrong.Collection: Kids
I believe that if I committed to basketball, I could make an impact in the NBA. I now see football as my job and my greatest challenge.Collection: Basketball
Once I really maximize my potential-I don't know when that'll be, a year from now, three or four years from now-I think I can be one of the great ones.Collection: Thinking
I want to be my own player. I want to be Julius Peppers. I don't want to be the next Lawrence Taylor. I don't want to have to live with his legacy.Collection: Player