You know, it's a different deal - throwing a football as opposed to throwing a baseball.

The amount of work and the amount of both physical and emotional investment it takes to get to the top.

You know, it's a different deal - throwing a football as opposed to throwing a baseball.

Getting hurt and watching Tom Brady take over and beginning what's been just a spectacular run of his, and to come back and play in the AFC Championship Game against the Steelers in Pittsburgh, and help us win that game, is a memory that stands out very clearly.

I kind of picked up the game at an early age. The way that other kids would learn what a fork or a spoon is.

The game against the Vikings back in my second year stands out. It was kind of a turnaround for us. It allowed us to make a run at the playoffs for the first time in quite a while. The memories are so many it's hard to pin one down.

When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic goes away, you can't just sit back in a rocking chair and be retired at 35. I'm not a good enough golfer to play golf every day.