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

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

I think I've always had the abilities, but the object has been to perform as well as I can.

I'm not out trying to prove anything. All I'm trying to do is go out there and help my team any way I can to win. I don't get caught up in the individual stats or the awards.

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

It was the family tradition. I wanted to live up to the name-McNair.