http://www.stampedeblue.com/2011/7/13/2274435/quotes-from-james-harrisons-interview-in-mens-journal-interview Harrison, on what he'd have done had the Steelers won Super Bowl XLV and Goodell presented him the trophy:
"I'd have whispered in his ear, 'Why don't you quit and do something else, like start your own league in flag football?' "
On Clay Mathews:
"Clay Matthews, who's all hype — he had a couple of three-sack games in the first four weeks and was never heard from again — I'm quite sure I saw him put his helmet on Michael Vick and never paid a dime. But if I hit Peyton Manning or Tom Brady high, they'd have fucked around and kicked me out of the league."On Tedy Bruschi and Rodney Harrison:
"I hate those motherfuckers, especially those two clowns [Rodney Harrison and Teddy Bruschi] who talked about me after the fines. ... Sayin' I'm dirty — shit, Harrison was the dirtiest player ever, a steroid cheater who was known by the whole world to be a headhunter and late hitter. And Bruschi's an idiot, straight-up simple. I'd like to meet them both in a dark alley."
On his defensive coordinator, Dick Lebeau, who (according to Harrison) coaches his players to make these illegal hits:
"That's what we're told by Coach LeBeau — blow through the guy, not to him. When the fines came down he said, 'Don't change a damn thing.' You're doing it the way we do it on this team."
On Brian Cushing:
"That boy is juiced out of his mind."
On Roger Goodell, after a meeting Harrison had in November 2010 with Goodell, executive vice president Ray Anderson and the league's director of football operations, Merton Hanks (again, via Deadspin):
Harrison goes on to describe Goodell as "Faggot Goodell," a "punk," a "dictator." He says Anderson is "another dummy who never played a down," and he says Hanks, a former Pro Bowler for the 49ers, "needs to be ashamed because he played D before, though he never was what you'd call a real hitter." The league, Harrison says, targets the Steelers because they have "too much force, too much swag, and are predominantly black."