Julian Edelman Quotes

I think offensive linemen generally took the weight room and the workouts much more seriously, because we saw that it was a vital part of our training. We needed to be big and strong, and our muscles needed to be in good shape to handle the beatings.

I just coach and get my guys ready.

I will miss the day to day stuff because I love coaching. I love being out on the pitch.

In any footballer's head there comes a point where he recognises that he needs to be playing more games.

The World Cup is always difficult, you need to come physically prepared.

In football, any team can still improve, in every sense.

I want to be more than prepared for the game, for the preseason, for the season.

I've trained with some top players at Chelsea, but sometimes training is not enough.

Every player wants to play more than 45 minutes, but it's the decision of the coach. You have to work hard.

If you know my kind of football, you will know I'm about training sessions, working on habits. If you have the chance to do that, okay. If you don't though, it's not so easy to change something about the team.

Three years under Saban changed me. He's the best coach in the world at what he does.

You want to play a whole game, but in the preseason you've got to be smart.

There's always competition in the national team.

That's the whole part of playing football and having training camp. Coming in and recognizing how players play.

I always want to improve in all my facets of the game, whether it's the receiving or blocking aspects.

In New England, I learned so much about football. I always thought I was a smart player, even though I never thought about anything but the six inches in front of my face. In New England, I was forced to learn so many schematic concepts.

I think there's always mental and physical aspects of football.

It is very easy to make athletes, and it is very difficult to make rugby players with that rugby instinct. I would like to think I have got a bit of rugby instinct and have become more of a rugby athlete along the way.

Being able to block as a receiver, that was something I tried to make a point to the other receivers at Stanford, that you have to take that to a huge level of importance.

Us coaches love to have as many players available as possible.

My dad produces good footballers.

In football, in any sport, communication is really key. So if you want to be a great teammate, a great team and a great player, then communication is very important.

As a player, I've always been interested in understanding the coaches' minds, in seeing how they made a group function.

I have worked on my defense skills and played in the midfield as well. Coaches are preparing players to play at any given position.

You cannot buy players and know, for sure, that they can deliver. You cannot know because football is a team sport.