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.
You know, watching Dan Marino and Steve Young get nominated to the Hall of Fame... those guys are unbelievable and they did it for so long. I'd love to play like those guys, but there's still a long way to go and a lot of growing.
I see so many guys, really athletic guys, wearing pleats and I just shake my head. Like, Tiger Woods used to wear pleated pants! I'm like, 'C'mon, Tiger!'
As an athlete, when you are on that field and the fans get really engaged and you can feel their energy and passion and true love of the game, it is absolutely a spiritual experience.
I think I have a certain respect for people, you know. And I guess a lot of times I expect that respect to go both ways.
I like skiing and surfing with kids. They are the cutest little skiers out there, in their little outfits. I just want to eat 'em up!
So many guys are so conservative with their hair, and I always joke with all my buddies when they mess with me, and I'll say, 'That's right, keep the same haircut for ten years.' How fun is that?
I'm a pretty good winner. I'm a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win.
Whenever I see Michael Jordan I'm still blown away because he was such a hero of mine growing up.
All I do is work out, oh my God! Half my life is spent in a gym somewhere, sweating.
I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it.
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.
As for hobbies, I don't really read or watch TV. I'm very active. I like surfing, skiing, riding bikes with my kids, and working out with my friends.
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.
In sports you often become part of something greater than yourself.
I'd love to give Malcolm the truck. We're going to figure out how to make that happen.
A lot of people didn't get to see Butler's skills throughout the course of the season.
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.
Athletes are always talking about money at a time when everyone else is struggling so badly to make it. We all make way more than our fair share. And I just think it reflects poorly on myself and my teammates. I really do just want to win, and that has and will continue to be the reason that motivates me and is the biggest factor in my decision-making process.
With football, you can have up to 28 guys you consider starters, and if they can pick up the slack when some aren't playing so well, you don't have to turn those two-game losing streaks into six-game losing streaks.
I've had just about everything punched. I've had things grabbed that just shouldn't be grapped.
The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.
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.
Fortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don't get hit very often.
I'd be that James Bond character from the Beautyrest commercial that we did. Maybe some day.
