Life is not living in the suburbs with a white picket fence. That's not life. Somehow our American culture has made it out that that's what life needs to be - and that if it's not that, it's all screwed up. It's not.

I approach every week the same. I think I've always tried to be very professional to how I approach the game, my preparation. Every game is important.

I think that at the start of a game, you're always playing to win, and then maybe if you're ahead late in the game, you start playing not to lose. The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.

I would never do anything outside of the rules of play.

I've always been privileged to play for Coach Belichick, who I've always said is the best coach in the history of the league.

Some of the best motivation in life is trying to impress a girl.

Sometimes some of the toughest things you deal with end up being the best things because you realize the people that you can rely on, that love you and support you through it.