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> [When you're a defensive lineman, to get your hands on the ball, it's a dream. It's everybody's dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/when-you-re-a-defensive-lineman-to-get-your-hands-on-the-ball-it-s-a/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

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> [In order to be one of the best defensive linemen in the NFL - which I am - it's doing things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/in-order-to-be-one-of-the-best-defensive-linemen-in-the-nfl-which-i/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

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> [You're a defensive lineman, you get knocked around from all different angles. I've been knocked around like a pinball quite a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/you-re-a-defensive-lineman-you-get-knocked-around-from-all-different/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

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> [A lot of these defensive linemen, they're real whirling dervishes - they do all these fancy moves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/a-lot-of-these-defensive-linemen-they-re-real-whirling-dervishes-they/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

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## Other authors on Defensive

## More by Mike Daniels

> [Being under-recruited coming out of Highland, I've carried that with me. I keep pushing forward, keep working hard every day, keep my head on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/being-under-recruited-coming-out-of-highland-i-ve-carried-that-with/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [Stats are for losers, really. You've just got to go and play better, flat out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/stats-are-for-losers-really-you-ve-just-got-to-go-and-play-better/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [When you're a defensive lineman, to get your hands on the ball, it's a dream. It's everybody's dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/when-you-re-a-defensive-lineman-to-get-your-hands-on-the-ball-it-s-a/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> ['JoJo's Bizarre Adventures' - it took a long time for that to get animated because the old-school animation wouldn't have the glorious nature of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/jojo-s-bizarre-adventures-it-took-a-long-time-for-that-to-get/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [I'm an East Coast guy and always will be. But I'm always going to find my way back to Green Bay whether I'm living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/i-m-an-east-coast-guy-and-always-will-be-but-i-m-always-going-to-find/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [Some of those 10, nine-year vets, they know some things that your typical college senior wouldn't. I've come across some guards in the NFL…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/some-of-those-10-nine-year-vets-they-know-some-things-that-your/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [We have to have each other's back. That's just football. That's how it's been since we were younger. Before you learn technique and scheme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/we-have-to-have-each-other-s-back-that-s-just-football-that-s-how-it/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [Just getting to the NFC Championship isn't good enough. Winning the Super Bowl is what the expectations are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/just-getting-to-the-nfc-championship-isn-t-good-enough-winning-the/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [Look at the old Packers - those guys were mean. Reggie White would say, 'Here comes Jesus,' and then he'd club you into next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/look-at-the-old-packers-those-guys-were-mean-reggie-white-would-say/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [In 'Dragon Ball,' the characters have a challenge. They know they have to push their bodies to the limit in their training so they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/in-dragon-ball-the-characters-have-a-challenge-they-know-they-have-to/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [When I was in high school, I wasn't thinking about getting a scholarship. I was thinking about trying to go and dominate. Same thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-wasn-t-thinking-about-getting-a/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [You name me a Super Bowl that had a pacifistic defense, and I'll give you my paycheck. I'm serious. There aren't any.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/you-name-me-a-super-bowl-that-had-a-pacifistic-defense-and-i-ll-give/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [The Big Ten has great offensive lines and great offensive-line coaching. It prepared me pretty well for the NFL.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/the-big-ten-has-great-offensive-lines-and-great-offensive-line/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [I was never motivated by a contract. I was motivated by being the best. So I just compete against myself every day and push…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/i-was-never-motivated-by-a-contract-i-was-motivated-by-being-the-best/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

> [If I ended up having a big name, I'm still going to keep that fire because that's what just drives the great ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-daniels/if-i-ended-up-having-a-big-name-i-m-still-going-to-keep-that-fire/)

[Mike Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-daniels/)

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