104 Quotes by Mark Schlereth

I'm not the biggest fan of New Year's resolutions, but I'm a huge backer for real life change - that's why January gets me so geeked up.

Besides my work doing NFL analysis and commentary for ESPN, I'm also involved in trying to get new products launched, and I have relationships with other companies to try to get things off the ground.

In my playing days, I had to gorge myself - painfully - just to maintain my playing weight.

Instead of doing cardio before I lift, as I usually do, I might do it first, doing 35 to 45 minutes of lifting before I get on the elliptical. Suddenly, it feels fresh and new and different, and that can be enough to give me a new outlook and improved mindset.

It was a big change for me not to go into the weight room and train like a football player - I'd been programmed my whole life to go in and make myself stronger so that I could push people around.

You're training to be fit, not to make a squad, and introducing new exercises and routines that are tailored towards your goals will help you win the game you're playing now: life.

The NFL is not a national pastime. It's a national addiction.

Since I finished my football career, I've had the opportunity to do a lot of public speaking engagements.

I'm most at peace in my home when there's chaos, and that means that my kids had their friends over a lot growing up.