College was especially sweet because of the positive, hopeful atmosphere of a college campus.

Old #64 chose... a gentle jog, fast enough to prove I was alive, slow enough to savor the cheers. They washed over me. They warmed me. I knew I could live without them but I loved them.

It is something that most parents hope for in life: That their children will be moderately successful, polite, decent human beings. Anything on top of that is something you have no right to hope for, but we all do.

To have that kind of ovation, that happens very seldom for a lineman.

My whole life has been one of seeking experience.

Normally, if you go through a game without attracting attention, you are doing a hell of a job.

Lombardi has to have the highest threshold of pain in the world - none of our injuries hurts him at all.