Quotes from Leonard Peters

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Asked about the difference between performing with flaming knives and playing football, LP said:
"Both are tough in different ways. The best dancers in the world get bruises and scratches from it. ... Just like a football player, to be the greatest every year you have to practice your techniques to try to better yourself." (NJ Star-Ledger)


About the frequent comparisons to Troy Polamalu, LP said:
"Of course, it's the long hair, the Polynesian background. It's always been a warrior-type thing to grow your hair, though I don't know if you can compare me to him. He's one of the greatest." (NJ Star-Ledger)


Giving high praise to Leonard Peters, Jets coach Eric Mangini said:
"Leonard, when I was watching tape of Hawaii, there was a lot of big hits and he's involved with them. The most impressive thing about him was in sitting down with the other players, how they constantly reference back to him, his qualities and what he meant to that team. That was probably what moved me most in terms of him as a person is how many other people were talking about him." (NJ Star-Ledger)