The world according to Seahawks' Michael Bennett
Michael Bennett is never bashful about his opinions. When the Seahawks’ defensive end opens his mouth, you know something enlightening, funny or downright bizarre is soon to follow. Below is a compilation of some of the best quotes straight from the man himself.
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“I come from people who tell it like it is. If you fat, my mom would be like, 'You looking kind of fat these days.' All I know is to try to be honest about the situation. Plus, I think you owe the fans. Because they want to know the truth. They don’t want to sit back and watch you be a robot.”— Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
“Quarterback is the only position in the NFL where you could be mediocre and get paid.”— 710 ESPN Seattle
“I wake up every day and look in the mirror and say, ‘Damn, I look good,’ so I can’t be stressed.”
“I'm the Michael Phelps of eating chicken, man. I've got eight chicken medals, man. In Beijing!”
“I love my wife's booty, I think my wife has the best butt of all time.”
“It's like you look at a girl who looks like you, and you find out it's your cousin, so you can't go on a date with her even though you'd like to, because she looks like you. But then you see her friend, and her friend's really hot, and you're like, 'that's not my cousin,' so it's good.”
“Let's go out, whip people's asses then go home, watch TV, watch The Walking Dead.”
“I got great muscles, so why not show my wife?”
“I love my beard. Moses had one. Genghis Khan had one. Just good guys, man. Jesus had one, too.”
“There is no such thing as discount. This is not Costco, this is not Walmart – this is real life.”
“Football is such a small thing. We make it so big. There are so many things going on in the world. If you’re a smart person, you take something and make it simple to yourself. As complex as football is, you line up against somebody and you outwill them”
“When you go to the Super Bowl twice, anything less is a waste of time.”
“Black people can't steal any thing from police, bad things happen. So I never stole it, I borrowed it. That's the story I'm sticking to.”
“I just want to look like the richest homeless man in the world.”
“(My sack dance is like) two angels dancing while chocolate is coming from the heavens on a Sunday morning.”