I ca n’t get away from either of those guys. It's been a special rivalry over the course of my career against The Patriots, to play four times in the AFC Championship, with so much on the line, those games have been very special so I just wanted to take the time to share with Tom Brady and Bill how much respect I have for them.

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Remind your critics when they say you don't have the expertise or experience to do something that an amateur built the ark and the experts built the Titanic

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The attitude with which we approach the situation can determine our success or failure.

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I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me peace of mind.

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If you wait for others to initiate change you automatically become a follower.

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In life and in sports we know that nothing lasts forever. The same year the greatest physical gift (football) the Lord gave me was taken away from me, I was blessed with the greatest gift any of us could have in two beautiful children. I’d take that trade every day of the week.

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Pressue is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing.

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I love being coached. I get angry when I'm not coached. I ask a lot of questions and certainly appreciate any insight and feedback. I think if you ever stop listening to coaching or stop asking questions, you probably need to be doing something else.

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I committed my life to Christ, and that faith has been most important to me ever since.

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When you take a year off from football, you come back for all the enjoyable moments. When you're not playing, you miss out on all the highs, but you also miss these disappointments. But I would rather be in the arena to be excited or be disappointed than not have a chance at all. That's football. That's why everybody plays it.

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My dad told us up front, 'Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it's your decision.

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If you work hard and you play well, all those critics quiet themselves pretty quickly.

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If nothing else in life, I want to be true to the things I believe in, and quite simply, to what I'm all about. I know I'd better, because it seems whenever I take a false step or two I feel the consequences.

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My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for 'Reggie-isms,' kind of like 'Yogi-isms.' He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, 'You mean ambidextrous, coach?'

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I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I worked hard at that. That made me good enough to play in college and then I wanted to be a good college quarterback. During college I played well enough to make it into the NFL. I never took it for granted and really wanted to play hard at each level and I have always had a lot of fun doing what I wanted to do.

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You hear about how many fourth quarter comebacks that a guy has and I think it means a guy screwed up in the first three quarters.

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I think e-mail is kind of a cheap way to communicate. It's a lazy way of writing a letter, you know.

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It goes without saying, winning against a good team in a hostile crowd on the road, it's just an absolutely huge win.

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I think I could describe the perfect quarterback. Take a little piece of everybody. Take John Elway's arm, Dan Marino's release, maybe Troy Aikman's drop-back, Brett Favre's scrambling ability, Joe Montana's two-minute poise and, naturally, my speed.

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Being there every week for my teammates is really important to me. It's about accountability. I hear stuff about the 'toughest quarterback in the league' and all that; what's that mean?

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Nobody really wants to hear about anybody else's injuries. Or how your back feels. Whose back doesn't hurt?

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