Michael Strahan Quotes

If you're not the one cooking, stay out of the way and compliment the chef.

— Michael Strahan

The great thing coming from sports is you understand the concept of a team. It leaves no room for being selfish, and that's something I picked up from home.

— Michael Strahan

“German women love American men. That's why a lot of American servicemen go to Germany - and never come back.”

— Michael Strahan

This is who I am. I'm not perfect. I don't want to try to be perfect.

— Michael Strahan

I'm not perfect; I've never professed to be, and I don't want to be. How much fun is that?

— Michael Strahan

“My brothers used to call me Bob. They'd laugh at me, and I didn't get it. I'm 13 years old at the time, and then one day my brother's friend says, 'You know what Bob stands for? 'Booty on back.' You're fat.' Like my butt was so big I could reach for my wallet over my shoulder. And I broke down.”

— Michael Strahan

“We're sympathetic, but once you step on the field, football's football.”

— Michael Strahan

“By the time I left college, I had won every award you could win - I was Mr. Man! Then I got drafted by the Giants, and you step in that locker room, and you feel inferior in every way. You just have to stick around long enough to give yourself the opportunity to build your confidence.”

— Michael Strahan

“Well, I've been a fan of videogames all my life.”

— Michael Strahan

You've got to be very conscious of what people see. If I saw somebody every day, I would get sick of them. Most guys think, 'If I can get on TV every day and give that quote, I'm going to be golden.' It's not about that. It's about showing people you can be yourself.

— Michael Strahan

“I believe in my kids 100 percent. When you have confidence in them, they have confidence in themselves.”

— Michael Strahan

“As an athlete, you're brought up with that mentality that you finish everything you start. If you're going to start a meal, you're going to finish it until the plate is clean. I had to change that mentality to one of where, 'I eat until I'm full and leave the rest.'”

— Michael Strahan

“When it comes to the camera, I can do my thing. But I'm bashful.”

— Michael Strahan

“This acting's serious! And I really respect those actors. It's a tough business to be able to be something you're not and be natural and convince people on camera.”

— Michael Strahan

“I love being the person my kids depend on to learn. Everything they learn, for the most part, comes from you - how they treat people, how they look at the world, how they process things. I love being that example for them, just like my parents were for me.”

— Michael Strahan

“I grill all the time - burgers, ribs, chicken, steak, and fish.”

— Michael Strahan

“Tim Lewis is great, he's a great coordinator.”

— Michael Strahan

“As the game gets bigger for the fans it gets bigger for the players.”

— Michael Strahan

Camp is always all business.

— Michael Strahan

I grew up mostly in Germany, but my favorite summer trip was driving from North Carolina to Texas in a camper with my parents and us six kids.

— Michael Strahan

“I'm not an adulterer. I'm not gay.”

— Michael Strahan

We're our own worst enemy. You doubt yourself more than anybody else ever will. If you can get past that, you can be successful.

— Michael Strahan

“Memorizing a playbook is like memorizing a script. When they change the script at the last minute it's like changing a play in a game.”

— Michael Strahan

“Even though I'm not with their mother, it's important for my kids to see adults in a committed and happy relationship. They need to see a strong relationship. You don't have to settle.”

— Michael Strahan

“It's not easy to do morning TV. A lot of people think you just show up and be yourself, but one of the hardest things to do is be yourself when the camera comes on.”

— Michael Strahan

At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.

— Michael Strahan

“I started playing Madden back in 1993 because that was the first year I actually made it into the game and that was a big thrill. When you're in Madden, you've made it, baby.”

— Michael Strahan

“No matter how loud the stadium is, once you're on that field and that offense walks up to the line, it's silent. You can only hear the guys on the field. It's amazing how much concentration you can have when it's required and how powerful your mind is to give it to you.”

— Michael Strahan

“'The Notebook' gets me every time. It's a great love story. Boy from the wrong side of the tracks. They get on each other's nerves, but they can't live without each other. It almost makes me shed a tear.”

— Michael Strahan

“At first, I didn't know what to expect but I do say that I love our defensive coordinator, Tim Lewis.”

— Michael Strahan

My hobbies and leisure activities include cars and golf.

— Michael Strahan

“The fact that we're in the playoffs doesn't mean anything to us, to be honest with you. Hopefully, we can accomplish our goal of going into the playoffs on a winning note.”

— Michael Strahan

“Few people know that I grew up in Germany and that my family still lives there.”

— Michael Strahan

I definitely believe in marriage.

— Michael Strahan

“I'm an excellent dancer. I keep up with whatever's hot. I've been break-dancing and pop-locking since back in the day.”

— Michael Strahan

“My craziest ambition is to take John Madden's job and salary.”

— Michael Strahan

“So I'd rather have a defense that's successful where everyone's comfortable in their positions.”

— Michael Strahan

“They don't tell you how to be on TV - they put the camera on you, and they turn it on, and you sink or swim.”

— Michael Strahan

“When I finish playing football, I would like to work with kids and sleep!”

— Michael Strahan

“You know, you want to win and you want a ring. But when you win and you get the ring, you never really wear it.”

— Michael Strahan

“Growing up, we had 30, 40, 50 people coming through the house some Thanksgivings. Sometimes there was a kids' table; other times, the plate was just sitting on your lap. You get in where you fit in at that house.”

— Michael Strahan

“I started working out with my father the summer I was 13, which was incredible for our relationship. Those were my summers: working out with my dad, hanging out with my brothers, riding my bike. Pretty simple.”

— Michael Strahan

“If your kids see what you eat, they will probably eat it, too. I'm not going to use the old-school policy of what my mother did and say to my kids, 'Well, if you are hungry enough, you will eat what I put on the table!' I think my kids have an understanding that if they see what their parents do, they should follow, too.”

— Michael Strahan

When you're a 20-something-year-old athlete and you're getting a six-figure check every week, you're not thinking about next week. You're not thinking, 'I'm going to be broke,' or 'I'm going to need another job.' But I'll tell you, there are a lot of broke athletes out there - I know plenty - and I didn't want to end up as one.

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“With the players Madden is definitely king and that's probably why it's been one of the top selling games all these years and will probably continue to be.”

— Michael Strahan

“Tom Coughlin is great with the players and he is what you see with the media. He's a good guy and he's a fun guy, but at the same time he's a serious guy when it comes to winning and it comes to football.”

— Michael Strahan

“You never know who will win and I think that is the great thing about this league (as a player) because it gives you a lot of hope that this could be your year.”

— Michael Strahan

“Believe it and it will happen.”

— Michael Strahan

I love solving problems. It makes me happy to juggle all the jobs I do-figuring out which team is supposed to win on Fox NFL Sunday; reacting off the cuff to Kelly [Ripa, on Live]; and now Good Morning America, trying to fit into that group. The great thing coming from sports is you understand the concept of a team. It leaves no room for being selfish.

— Michael Strahan

As the game gets bigger, it get bigger for the players.

— Michael Strahan