“I’m a win-at-all-costs guy.”

“You have to be able to step up when your name is called.”

“I’m just hitting the tip of the ice berg and getting going. It’s all there in front of me.”

“Things happen for a reason. Maybe I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t play wide receiver.”

“People don’t realize that I’m mobile, athletic and strong-armed.”

“The biggest thing isn’t necessarily how I play, but that we win. That’s my number-one goal. I could be the worst quarterback out there, but if we come out with a victory that’s all that matters to me.”

“When there are doubters, it always fuels the fire a little bit. When people say you can’t do something, if you are a competitor, that drives you.”

“Hines Ward, Plaxico Burress, Jerome Bettis—they are great leaders. I listen to everything they say.”

“It’s an honor to be compared with Terry Bradshaw. If I could do half of what he did, I’d be very happy.”

“I have a great family. I can call them and they don’t want to talk just football They want to find out how my day went outside of football.”

“It’s not easy, believe me. It might look easy, but that’s because of the payers around me. I’ve got great teammates.”

“I just like throwing on the run—always have. It creates a chance for big plays.”

“Basketball was always my first love, but once I had a good year as a senior, I figured the next step was to play college football.”

“I would love to retire here. I would love to go the Hall of Fame in a Steelers jersey. That would be an ultimate goal. I want to do what Marino, Kelly, Elway and all those guys did—play with one team their whole career.”

“My family and friends and teammates, just having their support has been unbelievable.”

“If I do get nervous for a game, they usually go away after the first play. For the Super Bowl, it never went away.”

“I’m going to try to be better than I ever was.”