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The mind is a powerful tool.
The best corners can play everywhere.
Route running is an art, not a science.
The NFL wants to see teams put up points.
You just never know how back injuries are going to affect you.
I always have been a guy that's always smiling, always laughing.
To be able to bring a championship back to Denver means everything.
I like to compete. I think competition brings out the best in anybody.
There's a standard here as you step on the field as a Broncos defender.
I know I can go outside and have better numbers than I put up in the slot.
I know that if I am playing at an all-pro level, our defense is playing well.
As a cornerback, you only get probably about 5 chances to really impact the game.
The franchise tag, it's a one-year deal. I would like a little bit more stability.
I'm glad I have a story to tell. It's unique, it's mine, and I'm blessed to have it.
I think everyone needs competition in life, whether it be myself, you, the President.
I hate to lose. And when I do lose, I don't lose the lesson, I don't miss the message.
I definitely think moving around helped shape me and has helped me be a better player.
I think I was just very determined, on a whole other level, just to play in this league.
I would love to be in a zone concept every once in a while. Probably later on in my career.
My dad is huge on music, so he always made tapes from his friends. That's how I got into music.
I think having a strong wife and having a solid family are things that have helped me out a lot.
When you're not good, and you are losing, and a team puts 50 on you, you gotta figure something out.
I knew I needed to find a way to stay out of trouble and to have good grades to be able to stand out.
There is always pressure playing cornerback. It's just a position where you're always in the spotlight.
I always thought once you get your contract, I think that's when the accolades and all that stuff comes.
My all-time favorite interception was picking off Peyton Manning back in 2007, the one-hander down the sideline.
If I'm playing bad, then I know we're not winning a lot of games, and we're definitely not No. 1 in pass defense.
Look at politics; they're always in competition over an election, who wants to win. It's just who we are, it's what we do.
The underdog is a person that's at risk, a person that has a lot of big trials you have to overcome. I mean, that was my life.
I loved Lil Wayne growing up; he was like the king when I was growing up. I remember 'Fireman.' That was one of my favorite songs.
How do you tackle Rob Gronkowski? You gotta hit him low, man - hit him in his knees. That's the best chance you have of hitting him.
A lot of the routes cornerbacks have to defend are quick underneath routes, so it's tougher to get a chance to track the ball on those.
A lot of wide receivers, they always run their routes at 100% speed. As a DB, that allows you to get a feel for how you need to play them.
I want to be active. I want to be able to show everything I can do. I can blitz. I can cover. I can play zone and play man. I can do it all.
I just want to maximize my time here on the football field and after that, I don't know what I'll do. I can coach, I can do a lot of things.
Defense is on the fly, it's reactive; you have to react to the offense. I have to prevent someone from doing something when they want to do it.
I'm kind of like the quarterback: being able to orchestrate a lot of things out there on the field and being able to run different schemes and coverages.
My strategy is just to always compete. Even if they catch 10 balls on me, I make sure that they have to fight for every one of those. That's worked for me.
That's the only way you can stop a guy like Cam Newton. Hit him. He's unstoppable, so whenever he does try to run like a running back, you got to punish him.
Just playing for the Broncos, you're always on the biggest stage. Always prime time television, so that's something I really love about playing for the Broncos.
I like playmakers, man, if it's a playmaker on defense or offense, just a guy who is going to put up some points, a guy who's going to be able to change the game.
I've just always had faith. I always had a relationship with God, always spiritually, and always just had that confidence in Him that he would always have my back.
Figure out where you are on the field. If you're past 15 or so yards, the ball is going down the field. When you're in great position, you're able to control the receiver.
If you can put your hands on the receiver and get to him fast, that messes up everything for them. If I don't put hands on him, he's probably going to beat me on the route.
I had to really work for everything. I'm definitely an underdog. I think Jesus made me be in that situation to be able to relate to more people. That's why give back to the at-risk kids.
I always have been a guy that's always smiling, always laughing. And really, my family, man. Just them right there, when I see my little girls, I mean, that's just an automatic smile right there.
You're going to hit some rough patches. You're going to run into obstacles. People are going to say, 'You can't do it.' But you have to persevere. You have to keep working hard and believing in yourself.
It's tough when you get beat. You have to be able to come back mentally. Sometimes the offense is going to win, but you have to be able to be level-headed and not get too upset when they do catch the ball.
My boys - T.J. Ward, Aqib Talib, Kayvon Webster, DeMarcus Ware, all those guys - I built very, very close relationships with those guys, and I would like to continue to build that for the rest of my career.
The letters I get from people, a lot of people are very appreciative. I get stacks of letters. I'll do an event, and all the kids will send me all kinds of letters, and that right there is enough motivation to keep doing it.