You can't go out and practice average on Wednesday, average on Thursday, okay on Friday and then expect to play well on Sunday.

I've always been privileged to play for Coach Belichick, who I've always said is the best coach in the history of the league.

As athletes, we think we're heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are.

When you hang with a bunch of 300-pound linemen, you tend to find the places that are the greasiest and serve the most food.

This is really a dream come true. To be the starting quarterback in the Super Bowl is probably the highlight of my life.

I think I have a certain respect for people, you know. And I guess a lot of times I expect that respect to go both ways.

I think I've always tried to be very professional to how I approach the game, my preparation. Every game is important.

I feel like I've always played within the rules. I would never do anything to break the rules. I believe in fair play.

I don't think there's a lot of carry-over from year to year. I don't think anybody cares what you did the year before.

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.

Is it going to make me feel any better to make an extra million? That million might be more important to the team.

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

When you have two busy kids running around the house, returning e-mails is a task, let alone surfing the web.

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

I think sometimes in life the biggest challenges end up being the best things that happen in your life.

Butler's interception comes off as a great play, which it really was, at the biggest time of the year.

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

Derek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now.

Whenever I see Michael Jordan I'm still blown away because he was such a hero of mine growing up.

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

It's an incredible play, and not only that, that's the type of plays Malcolm makes for our team.

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

My job is to evaluate the field, pick the guy that I think is most open and make a good throw.

I'd be that James Bond character from the Beautyrest commercial that we did. Maybe some day.

I think so highly of people who love their sport and make a really strong commitment to it.

I don't know what I believe. I think there's a belief system, I'm just not sure what it is.

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

I'd love to give Malcolm the truck. We're going to figure out how to make that happen.

A lot of people didn't get to see Butler's skills throughout the course of the season.

The only thing I really like doing during the week is getting ready to play the game.

I love Serena [Williams]. Seeing what Serena's done in her field has been incredible.

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

Everyone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake.

I feel like I have always played within the rules. I would never break the rules.

I knew I became a professional when I stop paying attention to what time it was.

Man, wear your seat belts. That's all I can tell everybody. You never know.

There's a lot of people who don't like Tom Brady and I'm OK with that.

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

In sports you often become part of something greater than yourself.

The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.

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

Some of the best motivation in life is trying to impress a girl.

In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great.

I'm not squeezing the balls. That's not part of my process.

I love playing football. I love playing for the Patriots.

If I have something to say, I want it to be meaningful.

I would never do anything outside of the rules of play.

I'm pretty chirpy. I can talk a little too much smack.

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

When you lose, talk little. When you win, talk less.