I'm a country guy from Mississippi who keeps it simple.

Pressure is what you make of it. It makes me play harder.

The tide has changed. You have to be able to improvise in today's NFL.

I really find myself doing a lot better when I'm injured, so sometimes I look forward to it. This is the style that I play-being physical, running the football, making adjustments on the pass, avoiding the rush. Those sorts of things go with the total package of a quarterback.

I want people to say when No. 9 was out on the field, he did everything humanly possible to win a ballgame.

The sense of urgency is real for me, because the window of opportunity is closing. Gotta get back to the Super Bowl, gotta get back there and win it.

I actually enjoy the pain. That's what gives me the fire inside to get up and keep going.