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" The only thing I ever wanted to be was a professional football player. "

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" I don't believe you could be a 39-year-old quarterback in the NFL and eat cheeseburgers every day. I want to be able to do what I love to do for a long time. "

" I'm a pretty good winner. I'm a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win. "

" I'm a pretty casual dresser. At home, it's probably whatever is functional to relax in, whether it's a pair of sweats or a pair of jeans. "

" I've had just about everything punched. I've had things grabbed that just shouldn't be grapped. "

" I don't really care how the Patriots are perceived, truthfully. I really don't. I really don't. Look, if you're a fan of our team, you root for us, you believe in our team, and you believe in what we're trying to accomplish. If you're not a fan of us, you have a different opinion. "

" During the season, most of my time to unwind is in my car ride home. When I get home, it's being with my kids. "

" You need to think outside the box. You need to think differently if you want to sustain what, for me, is my peak performance: the very best that I can achieve as an athlete every day. "

" Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations. "

" I started wearing Ugg when I was, like, 13 or 14, in high school, and my mom got me a pair for Christmas one year. "

" I firmly believe that sleep and recovery are critical aspects of an effective and holistic training program. "

" When the NBA adopted their uniform that they had to wear, I thought that was very interesting. And you see the way NBA players dress: It's very cool. "

" I try to encourage all my teammates, and I sure hope that some day all athletes - my kids, high school kids - get the same level of care I get. Because you can play for a long period of time without having knee replacements, without having all the major head trauma that people are dealing with. "

" I've had a lot of ridiculous haircuts. "

" I'm attracted to women who are smart and funny and ambitious and have lives of their own and great families. Isn't that what attracts anyone? "

" Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities. Everybody struggles in different ways. "

" I'm not a person who defends myself very often. I kind of let my actions speak for me. "

" I'd be so bored if I wasn't going out there, knowing that I could still do it. So, I'm going to work hard to be ready to go, and I still plan on playing for a long time. "

" I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it. "

" I don't go to bed at 1 A.M. and wake up at 5 A.M. and say, 'Let's see if I can get this done today.' "

" It's a real strength for me that I've never minded the training process. It's something I enjoy. I really like being in the gym or, certainly, on the field. "

" So many guys are so conservative with their hair, and I always joke with all my buddies when they mess with me, and I'll say, 'That's right, keep the same haircut for ten years.' How fun is that? "

" I try to not eat as much sugar, but it's so hard in our American diet to do that... It's hard to completely avoid. "

" When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing. "

" Probably my first couple years in the league, I started paying more attention to what I was wearing. Once I got a few bucks in my pocket and I could afford some nice things, and you get to go, 'OK, let's try some of these things.' And once you try something you like, you probably don't change it much. "

" If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions. "

" To me, if you're trying to impress a girl, get a date, they're gonna like that more because you're a confident guy. That's what it comes down to. "

" I'm just glad I play for Coach Belichick. "

" When you're one of the leaders of the team, there are no days off. "

" I think the running game is very important to every offense. Being balanced is extremely important. There's times where you have to throw the ball. You could be down late in the game, you need to come back; you have to be able to pass it when they know you're passing it. "