I consider myself more of a loner now and I think when you get older, especially in this game, and just talking with other players who have come and gone, I see what they were saying when I was a young guy in the locker room.

You're only as good as your last pass.

It's fun leading this offense. I don't think we've hit our peak.

You're never guaranteed about next year. People ask what you think of next season, you have to seize the opportunities when they're in front of you.

Every game I've ever played, regardless if it was pre-season or Super Bowl, meant the same to me, and I laid it all on the line.

Most talented players don't always succeed. Some don't even make the team. It's more what's inside.

In my situation, unlike some players who retire because they have no choice - either teams don't want them or injuries have caused them to retire, and they just can't do it - for me, I really had never thought I would give out mentally before I gave out physically, but I think that was the case.