It's great to learn more about sports I'm probably less familiar with - stock car racing, rodeo, e-sports - and realize that a lot of the people at the center of those sports bring the same level of passion, commitment and disciple that I try to with football. Sports is a way of life for billions of people around the planet.
As an athlete, when you are on that field and the fans get really engaged and you can feel their energy and passion and true love of the game, it is absolutely a spiritual experience.
On the field, you come into sync with your teammates and coaches and together you achieve something that you could never do on your own.
In sports you often become part of something greater than yourself.
You put all the other stuff aside and go out and do your job, and mine is to be the best I can be for my teammates.
Everyone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake. You expect that when your teammates are doing their jobs, so you got to compartmentalize and do your job.
I think I've always tried to be very professional to how I approach the game, my preparation. Every game is important.
I'd be that James Bond character from the Beautyrest commercial that we did. Maybe some day.
Whenever I see Michael Jordan I'm still blown away because he was such a hero of mine growing up.
I dress for the occasion. I like Tom Ford for more formal, especially his suits, and I wear a lot of Under Armour for my athletic gear. I also love Rag & Bone.
Derek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now.
I think so highly of people who love their sport and make a really strong commitment to it.
I love Serena [Williams]. Seeing what Serena's done in her field has been incredible.
My mom was a great tennis player, and I remember being six or seven years old watching Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in Wimbledon in my house. I've always been a tennis fan.
I like skiing and surfing with kids. They are the cutest little skiers out there, in their little outfits. I just want to eat 'em up!
All I do is work out, oh my God! Half my life is spent in a gym somewhere, sweating.
I like to have fun all the time, even if I'm working.
As for hobbies, I don't really read or watch TV. I'm very active. I like surfing, skiing, riding bikes with my kids, and working out with my friends.
Matt Damon is a great actor, and he's from Boston, so we've got a few things in common. I've seen him throw a football, though. He definitely needs to work on that.
If you waste your time and energy on things that don't matter in the outcome of the game, then when you get to the game you're not going to give your teammates the best that you have to offer.
Everyone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake.
Football is a contact sport and there's a lot that goes into it. But I have committed myself for a long time to doing it, and because I love doing it so much I want to make that commitment.
I approach every week the same. I think I've always tried to be very professional to how I approach the game, my preparation. Every game is important.
You go through high school and college the same way: never listening to your coaches because you're the best. But when you get to the pros, all that stops because everybody there has talent.
Sometimes some of the toughest things you deal with end up being the best things because you realize the people that you can rely on, that love you and support you through it.
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