Quotes from Hercules Satele

About shooting for a BCS bearth, Hercules said:
"Obviously, the expectations are high for us right now. We saw what Boise did last year and we want to be in that same situation. We just have to come together." (HSB)


About how he grew into his first name, Hercules said:
"I didn't know what the name meant when I was small. When I got to middle school and high school I got taller and bigger. One of my teachers said it fit me. It was awkward at first, but you get used to it." (HSB)


About itching to get back to Hawaii to work during the week he took off to visit family in Long Beach after the Spring, Hercules said:
"I knew every single day I put off would be a wasted day." (HSB)


Motivated by the questions people have with the offensive line, Hercules said:
"Everyone has questions about our O-line. We have to replace three starters, and the running back. But that's what makes us work harder, to get rid of those question marks, and just play football and get this offense ready to roll. Last season John and I were considered question marks. That made us work harder and by the end of the season it erased that." (HSB)


About Hercules' leadership, Dennis McKnight said:
"It's hard to make somebody a leader if it's not in them by nature. But Herc, I've seen and watched him grow so much this offseason. He's been out there working these kids out every day. That's priceless. I don't think he got the credit he deserved last year, the way he played. If you look at the overall grade average for the season, he graded out as our second-best lineman." (HSB)


About adjusting when moving back to Hawaii, Hercules said:
"At first you have to get used to the language. I had a hard time communicating with my cousins over here at first. I didn't know pidgin." (HSB)


About choosing UH out of Long Beach Poly, Hercules said:
"I had no problem signing with Hawaii. I had family over here. I knew one day we'd be eventually up there with them and right now we are." (HSB)


About how he misses his cousins who are now in the NFL, Hercules said:
"It's different, you know. Every day last year we lifted, they were doing what me, Mike (defensive lineman Lafaele) and Amani are doing this year. Without them it's different. You just have to keep on working and lead by example. When people see how hard you work, they want to work as hard as you." (HSB)


Praising the shape Hercules are in, Coach McKnight said:
"He's in top shape. He's lean. If he stays healthy and does what I know he can do, he's going to be a rich man real soon." (HSB)