If you grew up in a household with a football coach who looks like a drill sergeant, you would think you would be tough.

I love doing what I do.

Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle.

Maybe I'm old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract.

I've always shown up, always been prepared. Everything I do comes back to the example I want to set.

In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it is a small part of your life.

Sometimes you get caught up in what's going on around you. The reality is that you are just a regular person. At some point, the career will be over, the bright lights turn off. That can come back to haunt you if you're not just a regular guy.