John Abraham Quotations

We know his time of need, the situation he's in with the team, he's not the highest paid guy on the team so financially it's a really important thing right now. We'll try to work together and try to give him something to help his family out.

The only pressure I feel is staying healthy.

To prove to myself and prove to other people that it wasn't an issue, I just stopped.

Last year we were outstanding against all the offenses we played. We got off to a slow start, but we're getting back to the place we want to be.

My instincts are where I need them to be,

One person can't stop Vick, everybody knows that.

My gut feeling is something good is going to happen. I don't know if it's going to happen here or somewhere else, but my gut feeling tells me I'm going to end up with a long-term deal, pretty much happy.

My greatest strength as an actor is that I follow my director's brief completely. The film is always the director's visual baby.

I was slightly disheartened when three of my films didn't work at the box-office. But the silver lining is that people did appreciate my work in those films. Had my performance gone unnoticed, I would've been in big trouble then.

If they're living in the past, they're living in the past.

I don't have a problem being labeled a sex symbol, though I personally don't feel very sexy about myself.

I don't even see the point. He's like a stranger to me.

I am happy with the way it turned out. We did a lot of publicity for the film and of course Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta made this film technically very sound. It was also critically acclaimed and it was liked by a certain audience. I did hear a lot about him, about his eccentric ways while shooting. But I had a fabulous time working with him. He is so professional at his work; he is a treat to work with.

I make films from the heart. I want to concentrate on the job of doing great and honest performances, and I'm gonna get better with every performance of mine, with every film of mine.

I felt like I could've started last week if I had to. Being in shape wasn't an issue. When I came in, I was prepared to play.

I feel like I'm in shape, but the football shape and getting hit and the pounding is different from doing drills and the stuff I've been doing.

I don't think we were battered at all. We just missed tackles. They were self-inflicted wounds.

He's played outstanding this year. He's kind of like the heart of this team, and for him not to make the Pro Bowl as a starter, it's not a slap in the face, but it probably hurt him.

I think it defines the whole film, too,

I think the first week might be tough, just with all the banging and bruising. I've been doing this for almost nine years now. If I can't get myself back into getting hit, that's a problem anyways.

I thought, 'Overrated, that's a cute little name, let me put it on my hat.' It's a funny thing to me, it's not bad.

I think I'm right where I need to be. I'm definitely further along than I thought I would be.

I might go out there and just be like, 'I can't do it, I'm just not ready,' ... Or I might go out there and go 'Whatever' and stay out there the whole game. You never know.

We have the guy that was there in 2000 with us, so he understands the defense can win some games. They had a lot of wins with that defense that year. We're not trying to compare ourselves to them at all. But that's something we can look to if we're trying to say we want to do the same things this year.

When you're on a 3-11 team, you don't get talked about as much on TV. So people don't see you and recognize that you're playing well.

We definitely think we're a playoff team and we definitely think we're capable of winning the Super Bowl.

(The defeat) is big, but it's a long season. We're not going to give away the season yet.

When I was drinking, I didn't like people thinking that drinking had control over me,

When I saw they had 28 yards rushing in the first half, I said, 'We're back,'

When you first came here, you wouldn't talk to anybody but me. Now look at you.

We expect the same thing in the public sector, unless we help employers do the right thing.

We think it's time for me to come in and start. I don't think it's going to hinder the team for me to start.

Even now I don't feel like I'm that far behind, ... I missed the whole preseason, pretty much, but I still don't fell like I'm far behind. I'm still beating people on some of the rushes I used to do.

Everybody thinks that's good for us, but it's really not a good thing for us, ... If I shoot you three times, what are you going to do? Next time, you're going to put on a bulletproof vest, right? They're going to do something to protect the quarterback. They're not going to sit there and take it all game.

Contain him and try not to be overly aggressive,

I've been called an alcoholic, I've been called a drunk. I've been called a coward for not playing because I was hurt ... Anything possible pretty much that y'all can say bad about me has been said.

I've seen him use it well, and I think it's something I can definitely use,

I've seen so many people come and go since I've been here, I never thought I'd be in the situation thinking I'd be the one leaving. It's not something I'm going to go crazy over. Even you all know when it gets to a certain part of the season a lot of the guys aren't going to be here next year, we think that way, too.

It was a business decision. We just felt this was the right time for me to come in. There's no love lost, there's no harm. I'm coming in with an open mind and ready to play, no grudges at all.

People talk about the money, but it had nothing to do with the money,

Once you get to a certain point in your life, a lot of people look at you as more of a meal ticket than a person.

As a defense we feel we can definitely pick it up more and we can hold teams down. I think we can win some games on defense, so that's something we're trying to prepare ourselves for if it has to happen.

The business part is over with. It's time to get to the personal part, which is getting back with my teammates and getting ready for the season. For me, it's more getting ready to play for the first game, not trying to hurt the team.

That's why I think it might be a little bit easier to say we can let this guy go.

That's just a part of football, ... I've cleared my mind of worrying about anything like that. I don't really care.

That's kind of ridiculous. I'm not blaming anybody but ourselves on that.

That one hurts the most, when former players talk about you, like the Mike Golics and the people who have played the game and understand that injuries happen, because everyone gets injured, and they still try to say I'm a bad player because of the injuries, and that's uncontrollable, ... I could go out right now and get in a car accident and never play football again and you're going to say I was a terrible player because of that?

You never know, (8) games from now, we might be 8-1.

You need a good base, and opening the Toronto International Film Festival gave us both the opportunity to showcase what we can do,

You don't want any team to feel they have that advantage. Once you start winning consecutive times like that, teams start feeling you can beat them every time.

They're living in the past. That (arrest) happened three years ago. Nothing happened before that, and nothing happened after that. If they want to live with that situation, that's fine with me. We had our differences, but I'm moving on.

It seems like it. I feel I get doubled a lot. I guess the first few games I got off kind of fast. People watch film, they know who to block and who to look out for. I definitely think they've been doing a lot of things to slow me down.

It seems like we're destined not to win this year. I don't know what it is. We've got a bad omen on us.

It's not like I have to be the main guy. I'm just filling one of the pieces to the puzzle.

I want to be on the field, but I have to be smart. I have a long career ahead of me and I can't go out there and hurt my knee again.

I still believe that 'No Smoking' is one of my best performances.

They are going to roll into the playoffs on a good note.

Any AFC East team we play feels like the biggest game in the world.

I'm definitely ready to get back into the mix of things,

I'm ready to get into the scheme of things with my teammates, get ready to play with everybody. It's been a while.

I'm 27. Everybody knows when you get around 30, 30-plus, you start to depreciate. I wanted to have that security of knowing I would be in the same place for the next three or four years or the next five or six years.

In Canada 'Water' has catered to an all-white audience. And they were completely taken aback. If I have to reach to a global audience I'd rather do it through a film on an Indian theme like 'Water'.

In a way, this whole movie felt like an exam, ... Not only was this movie set against a crucial chapter in Indian history, but it was unlike any movie I'd ever done before. It was an intense, different kind of storytelling, and as an actor I was eager to do my homework so I was ready for each challenge.

I'm in shape, I've been working since the season was over with,

I know they're sitting there watching film, 'How can we protect Leftwich now? Because we left him out to dry last week with Freeney and everybody else hitting him so let's do something to save him,' ... Plus, he's a little beat up now so they're definitely not going to want him to get hit.

I'm really hoping that everyone can stay healthy, ... because I feel that we have a team and a nucleus that really can get us to where we want to be.

I'm really looking forward to getting some of this rust off of me, getting back into game shape and playing the game, and honestly just being back for my teammates,

I'm pretty sure I'll be a little rusty just because I haven't had any contact with athletes of my type, up to my caliber. It might be a little tough at first, but I'm sure my body and my mental focus will easily get that back.

I'm probably happier now in my life than I've ever been. Through all the scrutiny and all the stuff that people say to me, it might bother me for 10 minutes or 15 minutes or half a day at most.

I have no hard feelings about them signing Ty. It's their money and they do what they want to do with it. It has nothing to do with me. I'm a different type of player, play a different position.

I practiced well. I'm ahead of the game, but I really haven't been banged around yet.

I had chips on my shoulder every year. I'm tired of all the chips.

I think our D is trying to make a stand, ... We're trying to be the heart of the team.

I just love playing Miami. Any time you play Miami, New England or Buffalo, you try to have a good game. Those are games we have to win if we want to make it to the playoffs and if we're going to achieve what we're trying to do.

He started talking about the incident, the DWI, like it was a joke. But it's not funny to me.

He started talking about the incident, the DWI, like it was a joke, ... But it's not funny to me.

He's our teammate. We're not going to down him. We're going to embrace him with open arms, no matter what.

Hopefully, I can stay healthy for 16 games this year. I think that was the only problem I've ever had in the NFL so far is just staying healthy ... When I'm on the field, I've been a force.

Hopefully I can stay healthy for 16 games. That's my only problem in the NFL so far. When I'm on the field, I've been a force.

He called me overrated because I didn't play in the playoffs,

The film has this reputation of being controversial,