When it comes down to it, you're playing football regardless of what offense you're in.

I think I'm very good at reading coverage and knowing where I want to go with the ball before the ball is snapped.

I was not going to let people tell me what I'm capable of.

Once I get into the locker room, I turn on stuff to get me hyped up. Mainly, it's a lot of rap music.

Victor Cruz just got his deal with Givenchy - amazing. I was so excited for him. That was amazing. So I think there are great opportunities for a lot of athletes out there.

I don't play for job security.

I don't watch too much TV when it comes to sports or news or things like that.

I have a very high expectation for everything I do. And when I go out and compete, I expect myself to make every play.

I don't think I can be too hard on myself.

I think the biggest part of my game that's underestimated is the mental part of it.

It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset.

Teammates tell me to bring it down a notch in practice or that their hands are hurting. Randy Moss told me I was the first person to ever dislocate one of his fingers.

Quarterbacks can still have good bodies. I'm always conscious of the stereotype. I want to change what people think. There's a lot more to it than what you see on the field.

I'm not your typical quarterback. I don't like when people say, 'Quarterbacks aren't supposed to run,' or, 'Quarterbacks aren't supposed to work out a certain way.'

My parents told me from the time I can remember that, 'Yeah, you're adopted. But this is your family.' I can remember my mom, she tells me this story: when I was little, I was looking at her, and I was like, 'Why isn't my skin the same color as yours?' She was like, 'Oh, you're adopted, but I wish I had pretty brown skin like you.'

Every time I step on the field, I step on the field to make plays.

I'm not incapable of going through things.

When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.'

If you're going to do something, you're going to do it to be the best.

I don't look at film that closely about my mechanics of where's my elbow at.

I don't want people to think you have to look a certain way or be a certain mold to be able to be a quarterback.

I refuse to take shortcuts.

The biggest thing is I watch myself: What I need to improve on, what I can do different.

Once you're on the field, you're playing. You're not worried about anything other than doing your job to help your team.