“Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.”

“I'm a military kid, both parents in the military - Mom did 12 years, Dad did 21, served in two wars. So discipline is something that was huge.”

“I was a freshman All-American, and I tore my ACL in the third game. But God has a plan for everything. I had a chance to turn away from Him in that situation or draw closer to Him. I decided to draw closer to Him, and came back stronger from it.”

“Every time you step on the football field in between those lines you're putting your life, your career, every single ligament in your body in jeopardy.”

“Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.”

“People have called me Superman my whole life. In various sports, that seems to be the common theme. My favorite superhero is actually the Incredible Hulk. He's the only superhero that can't die.”

“Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference.”