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

My job is to play quarterback, and I'm going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe that to my teammates regardless of who is out there on the field with me.

But when Gronk scores - it was like his eighth touchdown of the year - he spikes the ball and he deflates the ball. I love that, because I like the deflated ball. But I feel bad for that football, because he puts everything he can into those spikes.

When you hang with a bunch of 300-pound linemen, you tend to find the places that are the greasiest and serve the most food.

Football is a contact sport and there's a lot that goes into it. But I have committed myself for a long time to doing it, and because I love doing it so much I want to make that commitment.

Football is unconditional love.

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.