“I know I’m good. I know I got game.”

“Playing sandlot ball, I was always trying to imitate Barry Sanders and Walter Payton.”

“Sports kept me off the streets. It kept me from getting into what was going on, the bad stuff.”

“Once I decided football was the way for me, there was no looking back. Nothing was going to distract me.”

“I trust my arm as much as I trust my legs.”

“People respect me; I respect them. I’ll never change. I realize who I am.”

“I don’t think the NFL has ever seen the likes of me, a quarterback who moves the way I do and throws the way I do. I’m not saying that with arrogance or anything. That is just how I feel."

“It's good to have critics because that's what motivates you and helps you take your game to another level.”

“'I’m kind of sick of the fact that everyone wants to praise me in the running game. My goal is try to make them respect me in the passing game, too.”

“I was ashamed and totally disappointed in myself, to say the least. Dog fighting is a terrible thing. I reject it.”

“I will redeem myself. I have to.”

“If it's meant to be for you, it's going to happen."

“I’ve been through a lot. It’s been great to come back and have an opportunity to play, and be with a great group of guys.”

“I know I can still play at a high level.”

“I’m probably better than I ever was in my career, as far as the mental aspect of the game.”