The only reason you get drafted or even looked at by the NFL is because they believe you can play at the next level ... if they believe I can do that, you know I believe I can do it.

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 can be a catalyst for change but change never really entirely happens just because of one guy.

If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma'am. And you've got to have that kind of structure in your life. It kind of helped me be that disciplined person that I am, whether it's with workouts, film or just the game of football.

Sometimes people think it's what you say when you're in a huge group that makes you a leader. But sometimes it's the one-on-one conversations you have with guys individually, just getting to know them. I think I've done that a lot. Not intentionally - it just happens.

There's something about football that's exciting. The defense is trying to shut you down and you're trying to blow people up.

I think I've proven that I'm throw-first, and then run if I need to.