FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 13: J.J. Watt #99 of the Houston Texans looks on while warming up before playing against the New England Patriots during the 2013 AFC Divisional Playoffs game at Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2013 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

One day at a time. Just trying to help the team win. Just focused on today and not looking ahead. Plenty of athletes will use a cliché to answer various questions from the media. Sometimes they will even use the same cliché over and over again.

J.J. Watt is not stranger to a cliché. He has been known to venture into that realm before. Consider this answer laced with one of the old favorite clichés.

When asked about the rest of the pre-season and the days leading up to their pre-season opener Watt played a familiar card.

“We’re still in training-camp mode,” Watt said, “so it’s still just focusing on one day at a time, still focusing just on improving that day. As we move forward, we’ll get more into game preparations and things like that, but at the moment, it’s just making sure you get better each day.”

Does he actually believe the words he says? If you believe Watt, he believes his words.

“I think that’s absolutely what we’re doing, you know?” Watt said.

He knows sometimes the same answers can be a little boring to hear.

“Trust me,” Watt said “I know that I speak in a lot of clichés, but clichés get to be clichés because they’re true.”

Living out the words he speaks Watt said he can promise the “working hard everyday” cliché is a true statement.

“We’re working hard every single day,” he said. “We’re doing everything we can to improve on that day. We’re trying to learn things, we’re trying to be a good teammate, trying to do all of those things, and if you actually take it to heart and you actually do what you’re saying, you’ll have success.”

Watt said it is up to him to come through on the statements he makes. He knows, as the old cliché goes, actions speak louder than words.

“You can’t let it just be lip service,” Watt said. “You can’t just talk about it; you have to do the actions.”