My attitude going into training camp as a rookie was to impress. I wanted to impress my teammates, my coaches, the owners, everybody. I wanted them to say, ?This kid is special. This kid has the right mind, the right skills, the right motivation?.

I am competing with what I am capable of.

I was aware of my success, but I never stopped trying to get better.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

All I wanted to do was to improve, to keep getting better.

You know what I think? Very few people play because they love the game. Most of them play because they make good money. They keep playing because of the money. I could care less about it. If I don't love the game, no check is going to keep me playing.

What is love? Love is playing every game as if it's your last!