WIth football you can have up to 28 guys you consider starters, and if they can pick up the slack when some aren't playing so well, you don't have to turn those two game losing streaks into six-game losing streaks.

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

I could talk food all day. I love good food.

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brishing your teath is the hardest part of the day - it all just hurts.

Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities.

WIth football you can have up to 28 guys you consider starters, and if they can pick up the slack when some aren't playing so well, you don't have to turn those two game losing streaks into six-game losing streaks.

My sisters like cooking at my place. It has a bit more room, and the food tastes a little bit better. A big pot of spaghetti and sauce, some warm French bread - works all the time. I think I've been eating pasta for 26 years.

After the first day of practice, there's not one guy who's playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day - it just hurts.

All I do is work out. Oh my God! Half my life is spent in a gym somewhere, sweating.

All parents are concerned about their children's well-being. As a parent of three kids, I'm very concerned about their well-being.

As a part of the NFL, things change every year.

As for hobbies, I don't really read or watch TV.

As you get older, you have more responsibilities; you have more commitments, more events, kids, you're married now. You still have all the things that you've had, plus you just keep adding.

Because my career is so important, I think I make a lot of - I wouldn't call them sacrifices, but just concessions for my job. I love what I do, and I want to do it for a long time.

Believe me, I'm much easier to be around when we win than when we lose.

Coaching wouldn't be for me. No, certainly not.

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.

Every action has a consequence. It may be good for strengthening. And I have no doubt that lifting a lot of weights can get you stronger. I just don't know if lifting stronger weights can keep you healthy, or it can keep you doing your job better, especially for a pro athlete.

Every man should know, if you're comfortable and you like it, you should do it. Everyone always worries about what the girls think, what the guys think. If you like it, do it.

Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast; but that mental toughness that you talk about translates into competitiveness.

Everyone does things differently on offense. Everyone's goal is to score points.

Everyone is different. Everyone has different teams they've played on, coaches they've played for.

Football is unconditional love.

For people who may think they know, or have snippets of who I am, you can attack that person. That's part of being a public figure.

Fortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don't get hit very often.

I always try to do as much as I can do. I'm never a person that does not enough, because I'd regret not doing enough and think I probably could have done more. I probably go too far and have to reel myself back in, which works in some things, and other things it doesn't work.

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 don't even know what the issues are. I haven't paid attention to politics in a long time. It's actually not something that I really even enjoy. It's way off my radar.

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.'

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.

I don't think a lot of people know personally who I am.

I don't think any country is perfect. It's our responsibility to do the best we can do to change the things we don't like. I think that's part of social responsibility, and everybody is going to do that in their own way.

I don't think anything about a personal legacy. I mean, those words would never come out of my mouth unless I just repeated them. Those things have never been important to me.

I don't think the ebbs and flows - get in great shape and then get out of shape and then see if you can get back into shape - is a good thing. So I prefer to keep my arm always ready to go.

I don't want to say anything negative about anybody or anything or anybody's political beliefs. I've never done that. I've never tried to get involved in those things.

I don't want to wake up and be bored. That's probably my greatest fear is to have nothing to do. What better job is there than to play quarterback for an NFL team, and certainly one that I've been on for a long time and had success with? I don't plan on giving it up any time soon.

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

I have a memory, and I can just eliminate mistakes when they come up because I've already made them.

I have hobbies. I like being active. I like to surf a lot, play a little bit of golf.

I have more suits than days of the year that I get to wear them.

I just love working hard. I love being part of a team; I love working toward a common goal.

I like Tom Ford a lot because it's so classic and has great quality. I wear a lot of Rag & Bone.

I like playing. I wouldn't be a good coach. I don't have the patience to be a coach.

I like to have fun all the time, even if I'm working.

I never had any coffee or anything like that. I just never tried it.

I play a complicated position in an intensely team-oriented game.

I really focus on my jeans and sweaters for them to fit really well. There was a time that wasn't the case.

I really love training and being in good shape, and it's so much a part of my life now, so it never really feels like work to me.