A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don’t ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren’t blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.
I think I have a certain respect for people, you know. And I guess a lot of times I expect that respect to go both ways.
You’re not going to see my sense of humor on the football field. That’s not a place for me to joke around.
I just love working hard. I love being part of a team I love working toward a common goal.
When the NBA adopted their uniform that they had to wear, I thought that was very interesting. And you see the way NBA players dress: It’s very cool.
People want to go out and travel around and meet cool people. I could just go live in Vermont, but is that what I really want?
In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it’s great.
I started wearing Ugg when I was, like, 13 or 14, in high school, and my mom got me a pair for Christmas one year.
It’s a real strength for me that I’ve never minded the training process. It’s something I enjoy. I really like being in the gym or, certainly, on the field.
I like playing. I wouldn’t be a good coach. I don’t have the patience to be a coach.
Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day – it all just hurts.
After the first day of practice, there’s not one guy who’s playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day – it just hurts.
My sisters like cooking at my place. It has a bit more room, and the food tastes a little bit better. A big pot of spaghetti and sauce, some warm French bread – works all the time. I think I’ve been eating pasta for 26 years.
I don’t think any country is perfect. It’s our responsibility to do the best we can do to change the things we don’t like. I think that’s part of social responsibility, and everybody is going to do that in their own way.
You need to think outside the box. You need to think differently if you want to sustain what, for me, is my peak performance: the very best that I can achieve as an athlete every day.
My job is to play quarterback, and I’m going to do that the best way I know how, because I owe that to my teammates regardless of who is out there on the field with me.
I’m a pretty good winner. I’m a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win.
I’ve always been privileged to play for Coach Belichick, who I’ve always said is the best coach in the history of the league.
It’s amazing, the culture Coach Belichick has been able to create in our system.
I try to not eat as much sugar, but it’s so hard in our American diet to do that… It’s hard to completely avoid.
Who’s my hero? That’s a great question… Well, I think my dad is my hero, because he’s someone I look up to every day.
If someone lies, well, you had a choice to trust that person or not. I think the way my father raised me, well, he trusted everybody. And that worked for him.
My mom was a great tennis player, and I remember being six or seven years old watching Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in Wimbledon in my house. I’ve always been a tennis fan.
During the season, most of my time to unwind is in my car ride home. When I get home, it’s being with my kids.
Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations.
We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but at the end of the day, it’s only us. And we’re only responsible to make ourselves happy.