On the field, you come into sync with your teammates and coaches and together you achieve something that you could never do on your own.

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.

If I have something to say, I want it to be meaningful.

I play a complicated position in an intensely team-oriented game.

We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but at the end of the day, it's only us. And we're only responsible to make ourselves happy.

To me, if you're trying to impress a girl, get a date, they're gonna like that more because you're a confident guy. That's what it comes down to.

In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great.