The Lord has a plan. We always think the plans are A, B, C and D, and everything is going to be perfect for us and it may not be that way, but it's still his plan.

That's the difference between the NCAA and the NFL right now. They've got to step up and say, 'We're going to do the right thing. We're going to hire qualified people. We're going to hire the best man for the job regardless of what boosters or anyone else has to say.'

Balance provides the chance for longevity. You can be a champion at work and at home.

Everything's not going to go perfect. You're going to have some losses that you're going to have to bounce back from and some things that are a little unforeseen that you're going to have to deal with.

You should never be defined by what you do, by the things you have; you've got to define yourself by who you are and who you impact and how you impact people. And that's the thing I try to get across to my players.

When I played at Minnesota, Green Bay, those northern cities, Buffalo, they wanted to have those championship games at home. It was going to be an advantage to be there with their fans and the cold weather and all that. But when you've got a Super Bowl, and it's the two best teams, you want ideal conditions. You want to play a great game.

You can't always control circumstances. However, you can always control your attitude, approach, and response. Your options are to complain or to look ahead and figure out how to make the situation better.

I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it.

When you lose, talk little. When you win, talk less.

I like to have fun all the time, even if I'm working.

I'm pretty chirpy. I can talk a little too much smack.

I would never do anything outside of the rules of play.

If I have something to say, I want it to be meaningful.

I love playing football. I love playing for the Patriots.

I'm not squeezing the balls. That's not part of my process.

In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great.

Some of the best motivation in life is trying to impress a girl.

I play a complicated position in an intensely team-oriented game.

The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.

In sports you often become part of something greater than yourself.

The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player.

There's a lot of people who don't like Tom Brady and I'm OK with that.

Man, wear your seat belts. That's all I can tell everybody. You never know.

I knew I became a professional when I stop paying attention to what time it was.