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You have to find something that you want to accomplish, that you want to achieve. You want to drop 15 pounds. You want to be able to run four miles. There has to be some goal that you set for yourself and, after you've reached that goal, you set a new one. You always have to be shooting for something, striving for something.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Drop, Achieve, Some, Striving

Crossword puzzles, Sudoku... I'm good at all those things. It's not daily, but I'll do stuff on the airplane. I love playing chess. It's my favorite game.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Love, Game, Chess, Airplane

I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldn't say I have a major sweet tooth.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Sweet Tooth, Some, Major, Now And Then

For me, take Tiger Woods. I always thought he was great, but I never truly understood how good he was until I had the chance to go to Tiger Woods Golf Camp. He taught me how to swing and was hitting the ball, and this dude was unreal.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Thought, Had, Hitting, None

When you think of Peyton Manning, you think 'ambassador.' The game has grown exponentially during his career because of him and what he means to our game, not only as a football player but as a humanitarian.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Game, Think, Means, Ambassador

I've got the Xbox 360, a Wii, and a PlayStation 3. I got everything you could think of.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Think, Could, Xbox, Playstation

I joined forces with the American Cancer Society in 2010 as a spokesperson for the N.F.L.'s 'A Crucial Catch' campaign, which benefits the American Cancer Society. This was important to me because I lost my mother to breast cancer, and I have always felt a strong commitment to doing all I can to fight this disease.

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Strong, Doing, Benefits, Spokesperson

I really enjoy my philanthropic work, traveling around the world and helping people in need. That's a lot of fun for me. It's really rewarding. You're helping people, but it's helping you, too. It puts life in perspective when you come back and you say, 'Man, it's raining again in Minnesota.'

- Larry Fitzgerald

Enjoy, Rewarding, Helping, Helping People

I've traveled all the way around the world; I've been to over 95 countries, so I love ethnic food, different types of cuisine.

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Love, Over, Been, Traveled

When you don't know how to cook, you just say, 'I need something quick,' and then you fry something up. Now that I cook, I think, 'Do I want to have fried fish, baked fish, or grilled fish?'

- Larry Fitzgerald

Think, Quick, I Think, Baked

In terms of me being a Christian, going to Israel was really cool. Going to the West Bank, Bethlehem, floating in the Dead Sea - that was great for me.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Cool, Going, West Bank, Floating

For being a young guy, I'm articulate and can hold a decent conversation with somebody. But I've been able to do that since I was young. I don't think that has to do too much with schooling, it has more to do with the people I was raised around, my parents. I have respect for adults.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Young, Guy, Been, Articulate

The Hit Stick is a tremendous invention. It really gave you control as a defensive player because most of the time, 'Madden' is such an offensive game. But the Hit Stick really gave you the opportunity to shine on defense for the first time.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Opportunity, Game, Offensive, Invention

I go to Australia probably once every two years. It's wide-open spaces there, so I just rent a motorcycle and ride out to the middle of the continent. For hours, you don't see anybody.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Middle, Hours, Continent, Spaces

I work legs, upper body, everything. Legs are very important. I do hang cleans and squats - I do primary exercises. Squats work over 60 percent of your muscle mass in your body. The hang cleans work on my explosive movement, which is essential for success.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Hang, Explosive, Very, Primary

I enjoy working with the American Cancer Society because I fully support its mission of saving lives and creating a world with less cancer and more birthdays for everyone.

- Larry Fitzgerald

More, Everyone, Lives, Birthdays

My dad used to give me a lot of spankings. Anything I did wrong, he was on me. I was raised by a strict disciplinarian. He kind of laid down the law.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Law, Give, Laid, Strict

Pretty much I love all types of fish; I pretty much stick with that. I love vegetables. I don't eat too much carbs, but I love salads, though. I'll usually have a salad, except for breakfast.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Love, Pretty, Types, Salads

Jerry Rice had won two Super Bowls already by the time he got to his ninth year in the league. That's what it's all about: winning that ring.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Winning, Year, By The Time, Ninth

Chicken... I am a black man, we love our chicken, but I don't eat it anymore. My genotype means I don't process it as well as other things. But I eat lamb twice a week; that is a super food for me.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Love, Chicken, Other, Twice A Week

My energy levels are off the charts. I can run all day, I breathe well, and I sweat a lot, so the toxins and impurities come out of my body.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Run, Come, Charts, Levels

It's rewarding to be recognized by the fans and other players for my abilities and to be able to represent the Arizona Cardinals fans from around the world.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Arizona, Other, Rewarding, Represent

I was very fortunate to have some great mentors. A father that was always in my life set the example every day at home. Everybody asks me, 'What was your role model?' My role model slept 20 feet from me every night. I could always go talk to him and ask him questions no matter what it was about.

- Larry Fitzgerald

My Life, Some, Very, Every Night

There are certain things that I do - I don't eat chicken or pork. I stay away from red meat a lot; I eat fish most of the time. I think it makes me feel cleaner, not just body wise. I feel good.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Chicken, Away, I Think, Cleaner

You can never let anything distract you from your main objective. My only goal is to be great. That's all I want. That's all I ever aspire to be. Greatness is something nobody can ever take away from you, no matter what happens. So I put all my energy and focus into my craft.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Focus, Craft, Away, Energy

If you play football, there's going to be a 100 percent injury rate. Something is going to be bothering you. So I just try to focus on the things that I can do to help my team.

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Focus, Play, Going, Play Football

My diet is always extremely important to me. I've taken a new approach to eating in terms of my blood type. I really don't eat much chicken, sugar, salts, or beef. Just eating clean and feeling so much better.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Chicken, Beef, Type, Sugar

I was fortunate to have a grandfather who was an optometrist. Vision therapy was something that we routinely did to strengthen our eyes and give us better focus. I was fortunate that he could teach me techniques that are still paying dividends for me to this day.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Focus, Eyes, Our, Strengthen

Just losing a couple pounds takes so much stress off your joints. Your body feels better.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Stress, Feels, Couple, Pounds

My mother was a great inspiration to me to always do my best. My father has always been my mentor and friend. They taught me the basic principle that guides most all that I do: faith, focus, finish.

- Larry Fitzgerald

Mentor, Always, Been, Guides

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