Gridiron Quotes

Football is my passion, and I live for it.

I was truly honored to be a part of that game, to be playing the 50th Super Bowl.

I've worn a lot of hats in the NFL.

I'd love to be in the Hall of Fame one day and win Super Bowl rings, or even one... and stay healthy.

I think the quarterback position is not one that's exempt from competition.

The thing is, once you're in the Super Bowl, you want to win. As time goes on, you want to win more and more.

I say college football began with Rockne.

Football is football; I don't care if you're doing it in Division II, NAIA, or in the SEC or anything in between.

In Prosper, the city shuts down and everybody goes to the games... Everything shuts down. You're idolized around there... Texas high school football - it's a lifestyle. It's a culture.

I was the center on our fraternity team, but I was a center-eligible, so I was known for my ability to go out, and I was pretty sure-handed catching a pass in the flat about ten yards down the field. My father played high school football and was pretty good. He also played center, so I always relished the idea that we both ended up playing center.

Playing in the NFL was a dream come true.

It's sad that Walter Payton was not known as the greatest running back to play the game until they won the Super Bowl.

I loved the expectation that every year we were going to the Super Bowl.

I go to as many football games as I can.

I started when I was in sixth grade, playing Pop Warner. I played running back, quarterback, cornerback... all over the place.

It's a nice release when you make a perfect tackle, a good hit.

Marshawn, he's hard to tackle. I only played against him a couple of times. We did OK against him in Chicago when I was there.

I've always enjoyed football.

But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl.

I mean, if you told me I would be one of the quarterbacks of the New York Giants when I was 6 years old in kindergarten, I think I'd take that.

The Super Bowl is like a movie, and the quarterback is the leading man.

When it's football season, I'm all football.

When I look back over my career, having an opportunity to compete against really good players like Lester Hayes are some of the highlights.

Coming up, I thought Barry Sanders was the best running back ever.

I'm in love with college football. I have such a blast with it.