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" Nobody really wants to hear about anybody else's injuries. Or how your back feels. Whose back doesn't hurt? "

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" I'll even miss the Patriots fans in Foxborough, and they should miss me, because they sure did get a lot of wins off of me. "

" It truly has been an honor to play in Indianapolis. I do love it here. I love the fans, and I will always enjoy having played for such a great team. "

" I do vote. I have voted ever since I've been eligible to vote. "

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" Some guys leave a place after a long time, and they're bitter. Not me. "

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" I understand the seriousness of concussions. "

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" I would love to have played in the '60s. Now that would have been fun. "

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" The one year the Lord took my greatest physical gift, he gave me the greatest gift you could have in children. So that was a real equalizer. And I would take that trade any day of the week. "

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" When you play for 20 years - and really, I never had to miss a game due to injury - that's not just good protection. That's good luck. "

" I cherished my time playing high school sports. "

" My advice to the next quarterback that misses an entire year is to understand there is a little difference going out on the road again. You miss that. When you're hurt, you do not feel like you are part of it. "

" The finger lick is just a really bad habit - I do it all the time. My wife Ashley is going to kill me if I do it at dinner one more time. I look like an animal about to dig in. "

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" I don't want to retire. I still want to play. "

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