It's great to learn more about sports I'm probably less familiar with - stock car racing, rodeo, e-sports - and realize that a lot of the people at the center of those sports bring the same level of passion, commitment and disciple that I try to with football. Sports is a way of life for billions of people around the planet.

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

I don't think there's a lot of carry-over from year to year. I don't think anybody cares what you did the year before.

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.

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.

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

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.