It's believable because great things don't happen without hard work

I don't want people to say I'm a solid quarterback. I want to be the best, and I'll continually work until I get there.

You will find that success in life comes far easier when you maintain a cool head and a warm heart, rather than a hot head and cold feet.

It's not something to complain about, but just the major difference between college and the pros is that in college you're guaranteed four to five years so long as you don't do anything criminally and in the pros you're guaranteed one day because you can be cut the next.

I am an African-American in America. That will never change. But I don't have to be defined by thatWe always try to find similarities in life, no matter what it is so they're going to try to put you in a box with other African-American quarterbacks - Vick, Newton, Randall Cunningham, Warren MoonThat's the goal. Just to go out and not try to prove anybody wrong but just let your talents speak for themselves.

Teams are going to try to hit me because they think I can't take a hit. I think I've proven over my career that I can.

When you have fans who are hassling you the entire game and you ignore them, they respect you because their job is to try and distract you. And if they don't distract you, that means you're focused on doing your job. And who knows, by the end, sometimes you even win them over.