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" My dad was a great athlete growing up, and he could never fulfill his dreams of playing professional baseball. "
Nick Foles
Dreams
Up
Great
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" The grass isn't always greener on the other side. "
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" 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. "
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Single
NFL
Been
" Things happen fast. That's this league. You can't slow down, because it's going. "
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Fast
Down
Slow
" I know that throughout my career, I haven't always played great games. "
Nick Foles
Great
Career
Always
" I've been in games where execution hasn't gone like you want it. The key is you remain confident because you know who you are. "
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Want
Confident
Games
" Third-string quarterbacks, fourth-string quarterbacks - they get their opportunities, and they shine. "
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Opportunities
Shine
Get
" I've never been great at social media. "
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Great
Social Media
Never
" I know I have the ability to start, and I have the ability to play. "
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Start
Know
Play
" If you want to be a quarterback in this league or Pee-Wee, you've got to believe, 'Hey, I'm the guy.' "
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Quarterback
Want
You
" I think, as a quarterback and a leader, it's not necessarily what you do in the limelight. Obviously, you want guys handling themselves in an appropriate manner for the organization and the team, but you need to be who you are. If you're a guy who does that and can be a leader, and naturally that's what you want to do, awesome. "
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Team
You
Leader
" I don't play for myself. I play for my teammates and play for the people that helped me get to where I am. I know they're watching me every week, and I want to play for them. It's just in my heart, and that's who I am. "
Nick Foles
Me
Myself
People
" We might be in the NFL, but we still have our daily struggles. "
Nick Foles
Might
Daily
Struggles
" After my time with a certain NFL team, I wanted to retire. "
Nick Foles
My Time
NFL
Retire
" I can't play football forever. "
Nick Foles
Play Football
Forever
Play
" I know when I listen to people speak and they share their weaknesses, I'm listening, because I can resonate. "
Nick Foles
Know
Speak
Listening
" I'm not living in the past. "
Nick Foles
In The Past
Living
Past
" 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. "
Nick Foles
Great
City
Pride
" I loved my time in Philadelphia. I loved the fanbase, the people, and they will tell you the same thing. "
Nick Foles
Time
You
Philadelphia
" I've wanted to be a starter ever since I was a little kid, so I wasn't going to give up on that dream. "
Nick Foles
Going
Kid
Little
" You always want to know, What makes a team great? It's the relationships. It's when you take the field, you actually care about each other. And when you care about each other, you play harder, and you trust the guy next to you. "
Nick Foles
You
Care
Great
" That alleviates a lot of the pressure when you know every single guy is playing for each other. "
Nick Foles
Playing
Single
Pressure
" I can't do something unless my heart is in it. "
Nick Foles
Unless
Something
Heart
" Getting all the things down game-management wise, that's what I want to excel at. "
Nick Foles
Getting
Down
Things
" That's something that's so often overlooked in this game - the dynamics of the locker room. "
Nick Foles
Game
Something
Often
" 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
More
Now
Right
" I guess my perfect day would be relaxing with my wife somewhere peaceful and secluded, or just lounging on the couch and watching TV. "
Nick Foles
Wife
Perfect
Peaceful
" I think the big thing is don't be afraid to fail. "
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Fail
I Think
Thing
" Now, to be a father, that changes everything. "
Nick Foles
Changes
Father
Now
" From the moment you enter the league, everyone wants to slap a label on you - some tidy description of what they think you bring to the game. And more often than not, that tag sticks with you, regardless of whether it's accurate. "
Nick Foles
Think
You
Game
" Getting through the reads in an efficient manner. I don't want to stay on receivers too long to where a bad decision is made. "
Nick Foles
Stay
Long
Decision