Luke Kuechly

I think I'm a smart player.

— Luke Kuechly

I don't need a nickname. My name is Luke.

— Luke Kuechly

I'm going to play football, that's what I do.

— Luke Kuechly

I've been competitive my whole life.

— Luke Kuechly

Knowing the team is in your corner is comforting.

— Luke Kuechly

When you're loose you play better.

— Luke Kuechly

Everybody runs routes a little bit differently.

— Luke Kuechly

I try to stay clean on the field and off the field.

— Luke Kuechly

When you're growing up you always like the commercials of the guys on the screen that you like watching.

— Luke Kuechly

I'm one guy on an 11-man defence that needs to do his job.

— Luke Kuechly

I'd rather have a game where I have two tackles and win than a whole bunch and we lose.

— Luke Kuechly

I think everybody understands in football, there's a knowledge of risk.

— Luke Kuechly

Well being from Cincinnati I thought it would always be cool to play for the Bengals.

— Luke Kuechly

Putting on weight and keeping it on is important, so I'm a big post-workout protein and branch-chain guy.

— Luke Kuechly

You look tight on camera, it sees it. The camera can see everything.

— Luke Kuechly

You've got to be smart with what you have; it's not going to be there forever.

— Luke Kuechly

You can be one guy off the field, but when you get on the field the competitive aspect of who you are…

— Luke Kuechly

We've been some cool places fishing. My parents and my family all went up to Alaska. We fished for king salmon, and…

— Luke Kuechly

I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to play the game for eight years and the people around me were fantastic,…

— Luke Kuechly

If you can know a guy off the field, I think it helps you on the field. If all you're doing is…

— Luke Kuechly

I don't really go out. I don't know, it just doesn't really do anything for me. Being around a loud environment with…

— Luke Kuechly

I think a lot of people know I like the outdoors, and I like to hunt and fish, and a lot of…

— Luke Kuechly

You can't ask somebody to talk about themselves. You've got to ask other people. It's like you can't nickname yourself.

— Luke Kuechly

You can't just run in there and expect to get to the quarterback. There's good backs, good linemen, good protection that's designed…

— Luke Kuechly

Nutrition and fluids play a big part in what you're doing. You can work as hard as you want inside a facility,…

— Luke Kuechly

We've fished down in Naples, Florida. We've fished out in Idaho. We've been everywhere fishing, and I think the best part of…

— Luke Kuechly

I try to get most of my stuff in so during the week everything is kind of laid out and I understand…

— Luke Kuechly

I think I do a pretty good job preparing myself. That's something I take pride in - being prepared and knowing what…

— Luke Kuechly

A lot of what I do is try to watch tape and understand how guys come out of breaks - what their…

— Luke Kuechly

I'm not going to make my bed perfectly every time. As much as my mom would want me to make it perfectly…

— Luke Kuechly

I think football is a lifestyle more than anything. It's how you eat, it's how you sleep, it's how you conduct yourself.…

— Luke Kuechly

I think David Johnson is getting better, if that's possible. I think he's a really good player. I think he can do…

— Luke Kuechly

I'm open to whatever is best for the team.

— Luke Kuechly

One thing that I like about football is it's a team.

— Luke Kuechly

Academics are very important.

— Luke Kuechly

I get frustrated with myself very easily.

— Luke Kuechly

If you can't play with your hands you can't play.

— Luke Kuechly

Knowing what everyone is doing, you can play faster.

— Luke Kuechly

Aaron Rodgers is on a different planet.

— Luke Kuechly

A football career is a finite career.

— Luke Kuechly