I think some guys have the ability to learn from themselves and get better. Those are the guys that last a long time and continue to improve in this league and in sports in general.

You just work at it. You just keep grinding away, keep trying to get better, and if you got the ability, one day you have a chance.

You know you are going to go through your ups and downs in this game.

I would have loved to have had the start that Tom Brady did, won a couple of Super Bowls early, but I wasn't good enough at the time. I have to get better. You start to understand that all the talk and noise really don't matter. Every quarterback goes through the same thing. You have to keep getting better; your team will keep getting better—and you'll have a chance.

The first game of the year is always an in-season adjustment game.

There's no question in my mind: not only am I going to be able to make it through 16 games, I'll make it through another five years.

Work hard, do things the right way, and things will go your way.