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Media day is one of the most eventful day of Super Bowl week as the players and coaches get interviewed by a wide range of media; from the sports media to TMZ, everyone is in attendance. In this type of gathering, there are usually no questions that are off-limits. The NFL put a new spin on Media day this year, selling tickets for $25 to fans, allowing them to sit in the stadium seats and listen into the interviews via headset. So let's take a look at some of the most memorable quotes that they got to hear from one of the most intriguing days in the NFL calendar.

Giants' LB Mark Herzlich on beating cancer
"After six hours of chemotherapy, you're sitting there and your body just feels drained," Herzlich said. "You don't want to move, but I said, 'I am going to be playing football again in eight months, so I need to go and work out. I need to go ride a bike, get some cardio in.' That's what I did. I made a highlight video for myself from my 2008 season. The real bad days, I would put that in in the chemo room and watch that kind of on repeat over and over again just to kind of see myself succeeding. That's something that as you go through things, you learn that you have to see yourself succeed, whether mentally or actually in person. That can help you do it. There are people out there who are going through cancer right now who see that and say, 'Hey, if he is doing it, I can do it."

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Jason Pierre-Paul on almost quitting football to help pay the family bills
"I had a job to take care of my parents to take care of some bills at the house because my daddy wasn't working," said Pierre-Paul. "I had to figure out how to make that all work at one time. I was working at Boston Market. . . I told my coach, I can't play football because I have to make money to help my mom."

Antrel Rolle on his Super Bowl "guarantee"
"We're going to win this thing," Rolle said. "We're going to win this thing for a lot of good reasons."

Tom Coughlin on Eli Manning
“He has progressed steadily since he came into this league because he has great work ethic. .., He has increased his leadership role from year to year. He has taken ownership of this team. … He has literally put us on his shoulders.”

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Tom Brady on growing up with three sisters in his household
"They were pretty easy on me. They dressed me up a few times in their clothes and painted my nails once, but it was nice."

Brady on his hilarious video online of him samba dancing in Rio
“I am a terrible dancer, but I did have a broken foot, for the record, with a cast on.”

Wes Welker gives his best shot in spelling his head coach's last name
"Tough one. B-E-L-I-C-H-I," Welker said, and then paused. "K. Wait, that right? Is it CK?"

Logan Mankins on his advice to Penn State players with their new head coach Bill O'Brien
"Do what you’re told so Bill O’Brien doesn’t yell at you."

Chad Ochocinco on whether he feels like he will get more playing time if Rob Gronkowski can't play
“I don’t know. I haven’t seen the script yet.”

As you can tell, Media day did not disappoint again this year. It seemed like every player was asked what their favorite Madonna song was. Seriously, media members were asking that all day long. With all the hustle and bustle and preparation that goes along with preparing for the Super Bowl, it's always nice to see the players let their guards down and be themselves. It's great for the fans and great for the game of football.

Now, if only I can get "Like a Virgin" out of my head?