Andrew Whitworth

I think the way to maximize not just your leadership but your ability to influence your team is whatever you can do…

— Andrew Whitworth

At the end of the day, who you are as a man is more important than who you are as a football…

— Andrew Whitworth

My mentality is always to seek perfection, and you'll find that if you can get somewhere close to it or in the…

— Andrew Whitworth

The bottom line is the best way to lead is to play well.

— Andrew Whitworth

I've always been known for speeding up the tempo. To me, that's just the way you play the game - aggressive. There's…

— Andrew Whitworth

If you went and found my draft bio, I wasn't supposed to play left tackle, and I sure as hell wasn't supposed…

— Andrew Whitworth

You learn the most by listening and so, to me, always just listening, always just paying attention and finding out what it…

— Andrew Whitworth

Leadership, to me, is about the ability to have people want to hear what you have to say. People want to be…

— Andrew Whitworth

I don't think it's a coincidence this happened. God does things for a reason ... It's a good message for back home.

— Andrew Whitworth

I love opportunities to do something I'm not supposed to be able to do. Hell, that's my career.

— Andrew Whitworth

I've got two contracts in my life: One with my wife and the other to protect Andy Dalton.

— Andrew Whitworth

Part of my job being a leader and captain of the team is not just to play well and lead well but…

— Andrew Whitworth

Most tall golfers don't have a lot of success. You have trouble getting steep on the ball too much. Stance, posture, all…

— Andrew Whitworth

When you get into these NFL rushers - the power, the speed, the bull rush, and all those kind of things -…

— Andrew Whitworth

It's cool when the O-line gets the chance to get some notoriety.

— Andrew Whitworth

People fought hard for freedoms; they didn't fight hard for one mentality. If you really talk about what the country was founded…

— Andrew Whitworth

Every team, in some sense, plays dirty. The game of football is dirty.

— Andrew Whitworth

I don't ever think a day is a perfect day. There's always something.

— Andrew Whitworth

You see some of these guys that lead in sacks every year, but they only play on third down or only play…

— Andrew Whitworth

I feel like what's made me the player I am is always being willing to take the challenge.

— Andrew Whitworth

To me, it's about always trying to make decisions that reflect my leadership and who I am.

— Andrew Whitworth

As I say, 'Every tackle's nightmare is third and long.'

— Andrew Whitworth

Leadership is a position where you want to create the opportunity to inspire people to walk along beside you, not listen to…

— Andrew Whitworth

Freedom is a part of protest as well.

— Andrew Whitworth

There's a lot of veteran players that, honestly, being comfortable where they play is more important. And that's just not me.

— Andrew Whitworth