Mark Schlereth

I pride myself on having been a productive player in the NFL for 12 seasons.

— Mark Schlereth

Baseball is an everyday sport if you want to stay sharp.

— Mark Schlereth

To win a championship, you need an unselfish mindset.

— Mark Schlereth

I'm not a huge college football fan. The reason I'm not is because there's not a playoff.

— Mark Schlereth

I was a needy person. I think most pro athletes are. We're all used to a lot of attention.

— Mark Schlereth

I want all players to get paid and Jamal Adams definitely should get paid.

— Mark Schlereth

My biggest strength is knowing my weaknesses. And my biggest weakness used to be time off.

— Mark Schlereth

I'm a pretentious coffee snob, and I love Starbucks. Gotta have my skim latte.

— Mark Schlereth

Proving naysayers wrong is a powerful tool, and it can keep the fire burning for preparation that will keep you in the…

— Mark Schlereth

I'm beat up, but that's all I know; physically, I'm beat to a pulp. But I don't know anything other than pain…

— Mark Schlereth

When I was a player, I would always go out of my way to make my older daughter's lunches before I left…

— Mark Schlereth

Was I afraid before every game I played? Did I throw up before kickoff? You bet. But I didn't let that fear…

— Mark Schlereth

When I played, the offensive line was at the stadium 4 hours before kickoff. Most of the other guys got there about…

— Mark Schlereth

A great defensive lineman causes problems all day long for an offensive line - problems that don't have a way of getting…

— Mark Schlereth

Taking time off if you're not banged up can be trouble. It can lead to bad habits - in your workouts and…

— Mark Schlereth

The ability to overcome pain can be a testament to the human spirit, and it's oftentimes what sets NFL players apart from…

— Mark Schlereth

Anyone can rise from obscurity and make a few breakout plays when no one's expecting them to. But when a guy you've…

— Mark Schlereth

Anybody can play football if they're healthy - that's easy. But at the professional level, injuries are part of the game. Aches…

— Mark Schlereth

For me, I spend an hour sitting down, sending off e-mails and text messages to everyone in my contacts list - guys…

— Mark Schlereth

My parents lovingly passed down the lessons of their lives so that my sister, Jana, and I may also teach our children…

— Mark Schlereth

We get so enamored by speed, size, vertical jumps, and all these other measurables and tangibles. But what makes a great football…

— Mark Schlereth

Try to walk into the gym with the mindset that you're going to do a different thing every day. Whether that means…

— Mark Schlereth

I don't know all the inner workings of the Miami Dolphins locker room, but I do know the pain of being different,…

— Mark Schlereth

In any business, a manager wants to surround himself with guys he knows he can trust. Guys who share his work ethic…

— Mark Schlereth

And dreams are not granted or given - they come with a price. No matter what your goal, you're bound to face…

— Mark Schlereth

I played a sport for most of my adult life that required me to work on two of the biggest holidays in…

— Mark Schlereth

I'm not the biggest fan of New Year's resolutions, but I'm a huge backer for real life change - that's why January…

— Mark Schlereth

One reason I've had success is that I try to think of everyone around me as more important than myself - teammates,…

— Mark Schlereth

My favorite players in January aren't those living the charmed playoff life, but the guys who can get up when they're knocked…

— Mark Schlereth

Anyone can go all out when they can grab some glory, but the best give maximum effort at every opportunity in everything…

— Mark Schlereth

I'm just not that way. I have always been an affectionate, warm guy, and I've never been embarrassed to tell someone I…

— Mark Schlereth

Being bitter about the success or draft status of someone else is like swallowing Drano and hoping the other guy gets sick.…

— Mark Schlereth

As I traveled around the league for FOX and called games, really good coaches know how to exploit the weakness of an…

— Mark Schlereth

Special teams get the shaft when most people talk football. Unless a kicker's bombing a game-winner or a return man is going…

— Mark Schlereth

A successful team, in sports or business, extends from the top of management down to the guys at the bottom of the…

— Mark Schlereth

Treat exercise like a savings plan. Take that workout time off the top of your day. Ideally, you work out before your…

— Mark Schlereth

Around the holidays, reach out to people you don't get to see to let them know you're thinking about them.

— Mark Schlereth

When the kids come home, we get back into the same routines: Sitting around the table, flipping grief to each other and…

— Mark Schlereth

You're training to be fit, not to make a squad, and introducing new exercises and routines that are tailored towards your goals…

— Mark Schlereth

Like any offensive lineman worth his shoulder pads, I'm a mudder. Football's just not football without a healthy dose of slipping, sliding,…

— Mark Schlereth