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" When you're playing in the NFL, you can only do this for a short amount of time. Guys retire before they're 30. If you play forever, you play into your 40s - and you're still a young man with a lot of life left to live. "

Nick Foles

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" 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.' "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If you want to be a quarterback in this league or Pee-Wee, you've got to believe, 'Hey, I'm the guy.' "

" I'm into scripture every day. "

" 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. "

" Since that moment in Houston where I fractured my collarbone, I've experienced a lot more experiences in the NFL than I had up to that point. A lot of them great, some of them not so great. "

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" The grass isn't always greener on the other side. "

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

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

" I have fun, but I don't always want it to be on camera. "

" In sports, everything is a process. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm not boisterous. I just let the work speak for itself. "

" 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. "

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

" 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've always tried to live in the moment. "

" I wouldn't be out here without God, without Jesus in my life. "

" 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 know when I listen to people speak and they share their weaknesses, I'm listening, because I can resonate. "

" On a daily basis, I have to fight the internal battle to keep my priorities straight. "