"I don't need to have a retirement, retire your jersey, all that stuff to solidify my career."

"You know I used to listen to music a lot more."

"I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know."

"I think the 16 years that I spent in Green Bay speaks for itself."

"The way I played the game, the way I live my life, is very emotional."

"That's kind of how I approach life and football; why dwell on something that's hasn't happened."

"Well I would say that we're regular people first of all and we're normal and it's obvious by some of the things that have happened just because our name is famous we're not immune to tragedy."

"Even in past years, when I wasn't in the Super Bowl, I wished I was."

"I really like all music, but mostly Country, older R&B, and the good classic rock."

"I didn't know what to expect coming into this year. There were a lot of question marks, and I think that's obvious now. Can we overcome it? Time will tell."

"You know, I've had my ups and downs."

"In this case, I realize that, unlike when I was 22 years old, I realize now that football will not go on forever, it is a small part of your life."

"I was serious about retiring the first time, but the first week I was home my wife had SO many chores to do I went back."

"As you get older, you look at things differently."

"It's been a wonderful career, I couldn't ask for anything more."

"It's fun leading this offense. I don't think we've hit our peak."

"I've been pretty fortunate."

"I think people have all faced decisions at times where you never know."

"My wife, she still gives me a hard time, and says I hunt too much or I like to play golf too much. And she's probably right, but it sure beats some of the things I used to do."

"If I can change than anyone can change. I promise you that."

"Well even before she was diagnosed with the cancer, I would have said that she was a lot tougher than me and most guys would probably say that about their wives and it's probably true in most cases."

"I consider adversity being good sometimes you know."

"It's not so much about killing an animal, it's being at peace and you don't have to worry about all the other things that go on. That's a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it's nice to do that."

"I can't believe I survived, not only my life, but I am still playing football 'cause half of those eight or nine years I don't even remember."

"Every day is not perfect. You have your bad days and good days just like anyone else. You do not want to talk to people sometimes. It is normal."

"If you grew up in a household with a football coach who looks like a drill sergeant, you would think you would be tough."

"The good teams are good at what they do."

"I know I'm not doing myself any favors by continuing to play."

"There was a time when all I cared about was the next game, the next party, the next tee time."

"Just, you never know what the next day is going to bring. That goes for football, goes for off the field, and I gave up a long time ago trying to predict the future and trying to deal with things I couldn't deal with."

"Sure, sometimes guys pass you up in salary, and maybe it's a lesser player, but it's all based on what a team has as far as value in that person."

"It comes with age, ... more years, more experience and more working with players on my team."

"He has that play-making ability, ... We looked at film of him all summer, and a lot of great teams couldn't tackle him."

"That's the expectation on this team, getting back to the Rose Bowl, ... There's plenty more work to do. But we're almost halfway home."

"I'm honored to join TNT's coverage of the All-Star events. As an ambassador for Houston, I look forward to interacting with players, celebrities and fans visiting our city."

"Man, Coach Brown, he's so relaxed. We've seen that guy dancing this week at practice and he's dancing in the locker room. It brings tears to guys' eyes and brings happiness to everybody."

"I don't really care about the criticism, because I'm pretty much used to it. There's always something about Vince. ... I feel like I've overcome all of that, turned out pretty good, so I want to continue to do that in the NFL as well."

"I accept what God blessed me to be: a leader, a quarterback. It comes with a lot of fame, a lot of awards, a lot of things."

"He's been through a lot. Just to see him keep fighting ... I'm proud of him, proud of all the hard work he's done to get to this point."

"There were trials and tribulations that my brother went through. But just to see him keep fighting - he could have just quit, but he was still here, still on the sidelines with his little hopping ankle and still coaching the guys. You've got to respect a guy like that."

"They've been fighting with us since we lost 12-0. They've been there when we were down 35-7 to Oklahoma State [Texas scored 49 straight points in 2004 to win]. They've been there. They wanted to touch me. I wanted to touch them, too."

"I'd write over and over, 'I will not throw into coverage.'"

"I'm pretty boring really."

"I've seen a lot of people jump on and off my bandwagon."

"I don't really care what's going on I just care about getting my job done the best that I can possibly do and deal with the other things in my life that take a lot of time and a lot of thought."

"I love doing what I do."

"You're only as good as your last pass."

"I may be a successful football player, but I feel like such a failure."

"Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle."

"There wasn't a better teacher or mentor out there than Reggie White, on or off the field."