I think you look around the world in general, and who are the most popular people in the world? You can say that politicians and musicians are up there, but I guarantee you that athletes are ranked right up at the top if not more than a lot of those people. When you're well known, people look at you - especially kids. They want to be you.
You take a look back at some tough parts of your life, just bad things that have happened: they tend to build your character and make you who you are.
Anytime you are successful, I think that breeds confidence.
The mind is a funny thing in how it works. Sometimes you have to tell yourself what's really true. If you don't, your mind starts trying to tell you lies.
There's a lot of different ways of playing quarterback, and there's a lot of different situations. So that's why, for me, if I can keep my mindset the same, if I can stay consistent in how I prepare, then I'm good.
That was one of the lessons I had to learn - just relax and play. Don't worry about what's happened in the past; don't worry what's going to happen in the future. You are playing a game you dreamed your whole life about playing. There's no sense in ruining it by worrying or doubting.
When I was growing up in Texas, I didn't think there was anywhere else to live; that's how we're raised in Texas.
That's why I play football... to be the quarterback, to be the guy with the ball in his hands.
I look more like a professional golfer than I do an NFL football player.
I think I'm competitive. Competition fuels me. The urge to win. I want to win; I want the ball in my hands when it really counts. I want to be the best I can be. I want to come in every day and do everything I can to be the best that I can.
