I'm self-motivated. I'm motivated for myself to be the best I can be - for me to do that, I have to have my own motivation, my own positive energy.
I grew up with pretty much nothing - in the hood, the ghetto - whatever you want to call it.
Between lunch and dinner, I try and snack on fruit and granola.
People have assumed that I have to run the ball before I can throw it most all of my career, all the way back before high school. It's a stereotype put on me for a long time because I'm African-American, and I'm a dual-threat quarterback.
My mom said it's always positive vibes. I love good vibes, and that's what I get off people all of the time. That's what I want to give out to other people is those vibes and to have hope and dreams and to build that confidence and be encouraged to do whatever they want in life if they put their mind to it.
Football is just like life. You have to manage adversity all the time. You have to do the right things and be ready for the moment.
If I have the opportunity to go to the NFL, I'm going to take it.
It started with my mom; she always wanted me to get my degree and graduate.
You correct the mistakes, and you move on.
When we get in the red zone, we have the mentality that we're trying to get points. We're not satisfied with three points. We're trying to get touchdowns each time we get in there.
I only get to experience this college football once. I want to live it up while I can.
I'm a competitor. I'm going to compete each and every day to get better.
I try to do the right things. I was always raised that if you do the right thing and obey the law, you won't have problems. I really believe that. But that's just me; that's what I've tried to do because that's how my mother raised me.
For lunch, I aim for a lean protein, some starch, and leafy greens, which are full of magnesium.
The one thing I learned early on as a football player is people have their opinions, and I can't change them. But I can show them what they're missing.
There's only so much that you can control, especially when the game speed is super, super fast, and guys are flying at you, and you're trying to make a play and get rid of the ball.
I watched Tim Tebow and how he played and how he carried himself and the good that he did for the game on and off the field. I knew that's what I wanted to do.
I've dealt with adversity before, had injuries before. I didn't let that slow me down. It just changed my attitude about the game.
Depending on who we're playing, it's just kind of, like, a little starstruck. You know, because these are guys that... I'm playing against Tom Brady or Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck, guys like that that I've been watching since high school, that's been doing crazy things.
I try to act as a man of character if no one is watching or if the world is watching.
