I lead by example. But if I get pissed enough, I'll say something. It usually isn't rah-rah; it's more complaining.

- Brian Urlacher

People don't think I'm big enough to be mean. I don't look big enough, but I am.

- Brian Urlacher

I see things as they happen pretty quick, and I just go hit it.

- Brian Urlacher

You've got to be a little nasty out there. But most of the time, I'm having fun.

- Brian Urlacher

All I can do is go out there and play hard and try and help my team win, and that's what I'm going to keep doing.

- Brian Urlacher

If you play angry, you lose what you're supposed to do. On defense we just read our keys and play fast.

- Brian Urlacher

It's freaking football. There are going to be big hits. I don't understand how they can do this after one weekend of hitting. And I can't understand …

- Brian Urlacher

But I hate the way our identity has changed. We used to establish the run and wear teams down and try not to make mistakes, and we’d rely on our defe…

- Brian Urlacher

How great a life is this? To get to knock guys' heads off for 60 minutes and not get thrown in jail?

- Brian Urlacher