I've got a lot to prove to a lot of people, including myself.

I love winning and any team I'm on, I expect to win.

I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.

New England has two factors to get them ready to play. They've consistently been, if not the best, the second best team all year and they're playing confidently. And a lot of those guys were on field when they lost to LA. They'll take motivation in that.

I didn't have to step up into a leadership role, ... I just had to be there and help out where I could. But this year I had to be more of the man.

I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe. I've certainly had players come up, even before the game has started, and say, "Hey, after the game, can we trade jerseys?" It's kind of like, "Well, let's get through the game first and we'll deal with that later."

Americans love winners, so if we win we know we'll get a lot of support.