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" 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. "

Nick Foles

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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. "

" Having a child, that's huge. I get to go home and hug my daughter. That's the greatest thing in the world. "

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

" 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. "

" I've always held myself to high standards. "

" It doesn't matter if it's first-, second-, third-, fourth-, fifth-string snaps - any time you get a snap and get to go out there and practice, you build a database of information. "

" Any time you've played different sports - for me, it has always been basketball; that is an instinctual sport. You're dribbling the ball, passing. I'm sure that has helped me a lot along the line with helping with my football instincts. "

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Football

Sports

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

" When you are having a rough day... you think you are failing. But failure is a part of life. It's about building character and growing. "

" We're professional athletes, and we have moments where we step back, and we have to think and assess everything in life. "

" 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. "

" Really focusing on what I have to do right now... no matter what role I'm playing - it alleviates everything around me and makes everything a lot more simple. "

Nick Foles

Now

Right

" I think when you look at a struggle in your life, just know that's just an opportunity for your character to grow. "

" Everything you do in life is a process that you work at it, and you can't give up. "

" I'm not Superman. "

Nick Foles

Superman

" Nobody aspires to be a backup. And although I take great pride in the supporting roles I've played in both Philadelphia and Kansas City, part of me still cringes every time I hear myself described that way. Not only is it limiting and one-dimensional, it doesn't come close to describing who I really am. "

" Any time a quarterback can protect the ball and not throw interceptions, that's huge. "

" I only care about winning and putting points on the board. "

" There's always going to be adversity. "

" You travel, and there's Eagles fans everywhere. "

" Sometimes, the hardest things are just the simple things. Basically, get out of your own head and just go play the game you know how to play. "

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

Nick Foles

Weaknesses

Human

" I love my family, love being with them, and that's what I stick to. "

" If you have to name me starting quarterback to go be a starting quarterback, then I probably have some issues I need to address. "

Nick Foles

Quarterback

" You keep adding things to your game. You never want to stay the same. You want to be consistent. "