Quotes from A. J. Green

I hurt my toe on turf and I hurt my ankle. I never got hurt on grass.

We can't be afraid to make mistakes.

From Day One I always wanted to be a role model. For me, that's who I am.

Everybody knows what type of guy I am. I'm not going to fake anything.

I've never been the type of guy to be somebody I'm not.

I want to be a Hall of Famer. I think that's the ultimate goal and why a lot of people play this game.

I know what I'm capable of. I know when the game is on the line and we need a spark play, I'm going to make that play. But we've got to be smart about it. Can't be forcing a lot of things if I'm getting double-covered a lot.

I'm a guy that leads from example, but sometimes I need to speak up.

My game is not always built off speed, it's just my craft to where I can run routes and get in-and-out of my breaks as a big guy keeps me at a consistent level for a long time.

With a lot of bigger corners, you can get an advantage on them by exploiting their agility. For example, you can run a lot of double moves where you get way down in your breaks. You can try to make the game more about the stop-and-start.

I don't have to rely on my athletic abilities to get by. I actually understand the game. I know the game of football. I know how to read DBs, I know how to read defenses - little stuff like that, that I didn't have in 2011.

I always leave for the stadium on the second bus. Never the first. And I have to have new shoes - brand new shoes - for every game. Same with gloves. But I don't use my gloves in pregame, so the first football I catch with my new gloves each game is the first ball I catch in the game.

The NFL stands for 'Not For Long,' so you gotta get it while it lasts.

My goal when I got drafted was to always stay in one place the whole time. No matter what the situation was.

I feel I have proved myself as one of the best receivers in college football from Day 1. I believe I can easily make that next step to the NFL and do the same.

Nobody can hold me back when it's time to play.

Nobody will ever value you more than the guys that drafted you.

It's about respect and the morals and the value of life. And treat people how you want to be treated. That's the biggest thing I was brought up on from my parents.

I'm striving to be the best ever.

I think the best cover corner I've faced is Patrick Peterson. He's been great so long that people really overlook him.

Some guys want to sit out preseason games and stuff like that. For me, I need my reps to feel comfortable.

It's a roller-coaster league, man.

You want to leave a legacy.