“It was tough to quit football. But after I was injured, I didn't want ...” — John Matuszak Quote

It was tough to quit football. But after I was injured, I didn't want people paying money to see only half a John Matuszak.

I don't like stepping on other people's toes, but with my size 15 shoes, people step on mine sometimes.

The tension in pro ball comes from the realization that any game could be your last, that an injury could end your career. And in TV, you never know if or when your series will be canceled.

The most important aspect of my signing with the WFL was not to demean or undermine the National Football League, but rather to make professional football a form of employment where management recognizes its workers as individuals capable of communicating on an intelligent level.

The problem with getting injured when you get older is that it takes longer to recover.

I've worked hard over the years, I've been injured and I've worked hard through it, and I've made it.

I'm usually reading too many books - in fact, I'm usually reading enough books that if the stack fell on me, I'd be injured.

Obviously it is going to be tough when everyone else is getting their chance and you are out injured on the sidelines, but you just have to get back right and take time and then make sure when you get your chance you take it.

When I've been injured, my head's gone, I've turned to mush.