Alex Smith Quotes

I don't believe you could be a 39-year-old quarterback in the NFL and eat cheeseburgers every day. I want to be able to do what I love to do for a long time.

I think the quarterback position, moreso than in all of sports, no other position compares - you rely on so many people to do your job.

Quarterback is such an important role.

I have no desire to be 60 years old and standing on the side of the pitch.

Ageing footballers never lose their commitment; they just lose their pace

The bottom line is that it's the NFL, and there's going to be competition wherever you go. That's the way I look at it. I've had competition in high school. I've had competition in college, and that's part of the game. That's part of how you improve as a quarterback.

I might be in a little decline. I don't know. How many guys that have played 150 games are still on the upswing? I've played a lot of games, a lot of snaps.

There are a number of golfers who are playing great golf in their 40s.

Running back was always my favorite position.

I hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible.

I don't dunk anymore.

Someday, I'll be too old to run around the stage - though that won't hopefully happen for a long while yet.

When I'm watching any game, I watch the tight end.

Receivers have always dropped a lot of balls.

Joe Montana was my favorite. I just thought he was the best at the time. He wasn't playing too, too much when I got into high school or anything, but he was just a winning guy and he played very consistent football.

I'll try to be young mentally and physically as long as I can to play as many games as possible, but I know, at one point, it will start to be more difficult.

I want to play until I'm 38.

If you throw four interceptions, it's tough to win.

You can always get better throwing the football.

To be able to run routes, that's like the greatest thing to me. It's kind of like an art to me. It's like a painter drawing or something like that. That's how I feel every time I run a route.

I try to prove that I can be either a wide receiver or a flex tight end. Put me in the slot, put me out wide, put me wherever you want, but I can play both.

I understand what's expected of me. I understand the lineage for the running back position of the Dallas Cowboys.

Father Time is whether you're an athlete or not an athlete. Father Time is always around. I think I'm just special.

We're not all like Tom Brady, who just keeps winning Super Bowls.

What motivates me is being the best quarterback in the world.