What strikes me most about Best Buddies International is the simplicity and magnitude of the mission. Friendship is a simple idea.

You put all the other stuff aside and go out and do your job, and mine is to be the best I can be for my teammates.

Is it going to make me feel any better to make an extra million? That million might be more important to the team.

I knew I became a professional when I stop paying attention to what time it was.

You know, watching Dan Marino and Steve Young get nominated to the Hall of Fame... those guys are unbelievable and they did it for so long. I'd love to play like those guys, but there's still a long way to go and a lot of growing.

Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities. Everybody struggles in different ways.

Athletes are always talking about money at a time when everyone else is struggling so badly to make it. We all make way more than our fair share. And I just think it reflects poorly on myself and my teammates. I really do just want to win, and that has and will continue to be the reason that motivates me and is the biggest factor in my decision-making process.