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" There's definitely times when I'm tempted to look at the future, like any of us are. I'd be lying if that wasn't the case. But you have to reel back in and stay in the present. "

Nick Foles

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" I'm a laid-back Texas boy. "

Nick Foles

Boy

Texas

" I can't play football forever. "

" When I was in Kansas City and having a tough time in my career, I decided to go to seminary to continue my spiritual growth. "

Nick Foles

Time

City

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

Nick Foles

Team

Good

" 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. "

" You've got to let your talents shine and play and trust the guys you play with. "

" After my time with a certain NFL team, I wanted to retire. "

" Things happen fast. That's this league. You can't slow down, because it's going. "

" It took me years to separate Nick Foles the person from Nick Foles the football player. "

Nick Foles

Football

Football Player

" 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. "

" 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'm not living in the past. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 love the game of football, love getting better. My teammates know me, and I show them who I am in the locker room and don't change on the field. "

Nick Foles

Love

Game

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

Nick Foles

Daughter

Home

" Getting all the things down game-management wise, that's what I want to excel at. "

" I have amazing teammates, amazing coaches around me, and all I have to do is go play as hard as I could and play for one another, play for those guys and not look at the scoreboard, not look at the time. "

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

" I loved my time in Philadelphia. I loved the fanbase, the people, and they will tell you the same thing. "

" When you're dropping back and everything's going on, part of you wants to force it, but you have to make the right decision and not force the ball and sometimes throw it away. "

" There's always going to be adversity. "

" Third down is a big thing with a quarterback: pinpoint accuracy, making good decisions. "

" I'm just a quarterback. I'm just who I am. "

Nick Foles

I Am

Who

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

" If you prepare well and you play smart, there's times you'll dirt the ball or throw it away if you feel it's not there, but there's other times when you have to be aggressive and let your guys make plays. "