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" Coach Pederson is the one who drafted me. He was the only coach who flew down to Texas and worked me out. I was only worked out by one team, and that was by Coach Pederson... the Philadelphia Eagles took a chance on me. "

Nick Foles

Down

Chance

Team

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Game

" I shouldn't have to come out and say, 'Hey, I should be a starter again.' There's a lot of guys that say that, that shouldn't be starters. The key is to go out on the field and lead your team to show people that, 'Hey, this guy is a good guy in the locker room. He can lead a team. He did it on the field. He's shown it.' "

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Team

Good

" In sports, everything is a process. "

" I want the ball in my hands, throwing the ball, making decisions. "

" My mom and dad both worked when I was little... My mom, her mom died when she was 11, so she had a rough childhood as well. She put herself through college in three years at the University of Texas - while working a job to pay for it. "

" I've never been great at social media. "

" I want to be a pastor in a high school. "

" If you think you're going to be a backup, you're going to be a backup. "

" I'm not living in the past. "

" I think there are different kinds of quarterbacks, and if you look at any offense, there are different kind of quarterbacks, but you play to the strengths of whoever the quarterback is for the team. "

" I just want to thank the good Lord for giving me the ability to play the game I love. "

" I know that throughout my career, I haven't always played great games. "

" If you want to be a quarterback in this league or Pee-Wee, you've got to believe, 'Hey, I'm the guy.' "

" Now, to be a father, that changes everything. "

" I've been overlooked, praised, questioned, lauded, labeled, celebrated, and derided - sometimes all in the span of a single week. That's life in the NFL. "

" We're all human; we all have weaknesses. "

Nick Foles

Weaknesses

Human

" That alleviates a lot of the pressure when you know every single guy is playing for each other. "

" Everyone knows I'm sort of goofy. Some guys are really serious when they play. I'm not. "

" James Spader is a good actor. "

" Keeping our priorities straight, our faith, our family, and values will keep us grounded. "

" I think the big thing with Philly is I have such a great relationship with all the personnel decision makers that if there ever does come a day where I am traded or something does happen, it's going to be an open conversation. "

" I think the big thing is don't be afraid to fail. "

" I'm very fortunate to be playing, and I know that any given day could be the last. And I'll be thankful for the time I have had to play this game. But I'm going to give my all every single day. "

" I'm not Superman. "

Nick Foles

Superman

" I know when I listen to people speak and they share their weaknesses, I'm listening, because I can resonate. "

" I ran a high-tempo offense in college. You don't really get caught up in it. "

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You

Offense