Nobody knew who I was.

On the football field I keep my emotions tied up inside. But when I'm with family, I let them out.

I just always felt I'd be playing football in the NFL - or at least playing for a living.

It's much easier when your team's winning. When your team starts to lose, that's where a lot of these quarterback controversies divide a locker room. The key, as a pro, is to be a pro.

I want to win. That's the most important thing.

If you're willing to put yourself and your dreams on the line, at the very least you'll discover an inner strength you may not have known existed.

Alex Smith, what he’s done over the last two years for this football team, this is a mistake in not starting him. He needs to be the guy and it’s going to be tough if (Colin) Kaepernick doesn’t play well today and now you’re coming back saying, ‘Alex, we’re going to put you back in there.’