Michael Strahan Quotes

United States, Football Player
November 21, 1971

Michael Anthony Strahan is a former American football defensive end who spent his entire 15-year career with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Strahan set a record for the most sacks in a season in 2001, and helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII over the New England Patriots in his final season in 2007. After retiring from the NFL, Strahan became a media personality. Strahan was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

This is who I am. I'm not perfect. I don't want to try to be perfect.

Michael Strahan
- Trying
- Want
- Perfect
I was scared every time I put on a uniform and stepped on the field. I’m scared every day I go into the studio and I come on stage because I fear that I will not live up to what is expected. I fear that somebody who spent a lot of money to come into our studio, to come to New York and they’ll walk away and go, ‘I could have stayed at home.’ I feared that as a player a fan would come to the stands and I wouldn’t perform well. Just the way I’m built. I’m more scared of failure than I am excited about the accolades that come with success.

Michael Strahan
- Home
- Player
- Scared

At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.

Michael Strahan
- Motivational
- Prove
- Wells
The team that is the most focused and executes the best is the team that wins. That's usually the team that can handle the pressure of the situation.

Michael Strahan
- Focus
- Situation
- Pressure
If you're not the one cooking, stay out of the way and compliment the chef.

Michael Strahan
- Cooking
- Compliment
I love solving problems. It makes me happy to juggle all the jobs I do-figuring out which team is supposed to win on Fox NFL Sunday; reacting off the cuff to Kelly [Ripa, on Live]; and now Good Morning America, trying to fit into that group. The great thing coming from sports is you understand the concept of a team. It leaves no room for being selfish.

Michael Strahan
- America
- Problem
- Winning
Believe it and it will happen.

Michael Strahan
- Believe
- Happens
That's one of the great things about Thanksgiving: Football's on!

Michael Strahan

German women love American men. That's why a lot of American servicemen go to Germany - and never come back.

Michael Strahan
You want to win and you want the [NFL] ring. But when you win and you get the ring, you never really wear it.

Michael Strahan
- Want
- Winning
- Really