I have great respect for the religion. I know a lot of people that are Muslim and are phenomenal people.

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

You have to train hard and be strong while staying flexible and limber, so I'm trying to find that balance.

God has brought me this far. He has laid out a phenomenal path for me. And I can't do anything but thank him.

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.

When I'm actually getting off the bus, I still have my gospel playing. That's the way-to-the-game kind of music.

I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.

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

Something you're aware of being a quarterback coming here-you have expectations, and you want to live up to those.

I was always a Favre fan. I was born in Wisconsin, and my whole family was Packers fans, so I grew up watching him.

Whatever the offense dictates to allow me doing what I or this offense needs to do to win games, I'm going to do it.

People are terrified of them to the point where Trump wants to ban all Muslims from coming here, which is ridiculous.

There are things that have gone on in thr USA for years and years and have never been addressed, and they need to be.

Thankfully, God blessed me with some legs that move pretty good, and we also get to wear pads, so I should be alright.

For me, off the field, cartoons are something that can ease my mind and get me back into having fun and just relaxing.

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 never felt that I was supposed to be white. Or black, either. My parents just wanted to let me be who I needed to be.

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

At the end of the day, you have to look at, 'Are they knowledgeable? Are they doing their job?' Not what their appearance is.

You're going to hurt, yes. You're going to have tweaks and problems. But you're a football player; you can play through those.

To me, I've played full seasons and had success. Mentally, I've been through it before. I'm not incapable of going through this.

It’s important for people to know that I’m still focused on football... I’m handling my business to get ready for the next season.

I like the old-school Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoons. I'm talking Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian!

I wouldn't say there is one specific designer I rock. It's more of the look of the shirt and what occasion and where I'm wearing it to.

I was a Packers fan growing up, and just to see the way he played the game and how excited he was about it all the time, he's my favorite.

I felt the way people talked to me was like, 'It's OK to be No. 2 in the NFL, a backup,' and things like that. That's never been my approach.

There are a lot things that are going on that are unjust. People aren't being held accountable for. And that's something that needs to change.

Camp Taylor is a foundation that I'm connected with right now, and anything I can do to help them and help those kids is something I want to do.

There are a lot of details to running that I never even thought about. I just went out and ran. I think I can be faster. I think I can be quicker.

If you work hard and perform well, it doesn't matter whether you're 20 or 40. People are going to follow, and you can go in there and run the show.

You have full-field view when you're watching the film. Eye in the sky, it's a lot easier to look at it that way than when you're back behind center.

People are dying in vain because this country isn't holding their end of the bargain up as far as, you know, giving freedom and justice and liberty to everybody.

Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young.

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.'

Jim Tomsula is going to be great coach for us. Players' coach. Always around the guys. Someone that's willing to listen to what the players say and has their intake.

I have great respect for people's right to believe what they want to believe. And I don't think anybody should be prosecuted or judged based on what their beliefs are.

For me, I don't really see a lot of the things I do as what I do, I see that as what our team does. It just happens to be that I'm the quarterback in those situations.

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.

I'm going to speak the truth when I'm asked about it. This isn't for look. This isn't for publicity or anything like that. This is for people that don't have the voice.

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.

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.

If we reach common ground, and can understand what everybody's going through, we can really affect change. And make sure that everyone is trated equally and has the same freedom.

I think people have put too much focus on me. I don't think they realize the other weapons we have on this team. I don't think they realize the great offensive line that we have.

People are dying in vain because America isn't holding their end of the bargain up, as far as giving freedom and justice, liberty to everybody. That's something that's not happening.

There's people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable. People are being given paid leave for killing people. That's not right. That's not right by anyone's standards.

The NFL is a performance-based business, so you should have to perform to earn some of your money. At the same time, I realize that my success isn't just because of what I do out there.

If you want to understand what I'm thinking further, come talk to me. It shouldn't be something that should be hidden. These conversations need to happen and can bring everybody closer.

To me, tattoos are a way of people being able to express themselves and have other people look at them and get a little insight into who they are, without ever even saying a word to them.

Will Smith is a funny person, a very likable person, but at the same time he can be serious and really handle his business. I'll stay away from talking about his rapping abilities, though.

It is really like a family. We are around each other more than we are around anybody else. The time we spend together, and the hard work we put in together, it is going to build a close team.

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