It was about being wanted, it was about winning, and it was about my passion for the game. I just loved it. I absolutely loved to compete and to step out onto that football field with my teammates.

My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football.

Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life.

Kids tend to look up to sports figures and entertainers, probably more than they should, but I've tried to use that in a positive way.

To me, being in your prime means playing your best and feeling your best, too.

Basketball players want contact to get a foul called. Slaps on the wrist and bumps on the shoulder are big time to them, and they don't like that. In football, you get that all the time. The whole mental makeup is different.

I love basketball players for what they do for their size - so graceful.