I love being around my teammates, and I love leading and having responsibility.

I would never put myself before my mom.

I just want the team to win, no matter what the cost is.

I've always been a guy to keep positive energy on the sideline.

Before the game, getting guys in the right mindset and confident - you play well when you're confident. People can say 'cockiness' or whatever, but there are results when you play with a confidence and you believe in yourself.

When a play breaks down, yeah, I've been blessed with the ability to make plays.

I'm not fast, so I have to be able to throw from the pocket.

The energy I bring, the passion I bring, it's infectious. You can ask anybody on that Oklahoma staff. That's what I bring to the table.

I can make any throw.

Under pressure is something I thrive on.

To be compared to Brett Favre is pretty special, but he was his own player, and so am I. I'm not trying to be Brett Favre, Jr., the second coming. I want to be myself, and I want to be the best to ever play.

I was fortunate enough to do a docu-series throughout the draft process, but I did that to show the behind-the-scenes stuff.

Expectations are one thing, but you've got to do your own. Got to do your own.

Any win feels great. It is hard to do.

I have to command the offense. I have to command the team. I have to bring a spark and give us a chance to win.

Anytime you can get the crowd to be a factor, kudos to the crowd.

Football is hard to have success. It is tough to do your job.

It doesn't matter the position you're in. If you're not going to work hard, then you're not doing it right.

I am going to be myself. To me, that is going to take care of the rest.

When you can have a relationship that's like that to where everything is out in the open, you are up front, and there is open communication, it makes for a great relationship.

You're not always going to have a perfect day. You're not always going to have the day that you envision.

It is nice to get reps and to slowly build that timing and chemistry. To be able to do that, you start to get into a rhythm.

Family first, always, no matter what the situation.

I don't think I'm over-the-top cocky, I'm just proud of where I came from.

I'm not trying to please everybody. I'm just trying to play for one team and do it the right way.

Football is a violent, competitive game. That's the way it was always meant to be played. You are supposed to play with an edge. You are actually supposed to impose your will on the other person to win.

Within football, there is a lot of trash talk, a lot of stuff that's not been made aware to everybody.

Teams ask me about my character, but until you sit down and talk to me directly, you might have image that's portrayed in stories or headlines. But I love the game, I'm up front and honest, I know exactly what I'm about, and that's the most important thing.

You've got to play to your players' talents.

There are a lot of things I would take back, off the field, to be a franchise guy.

I'm confident I can show exactly what I'm about, how much I care about football, and how I'd do anything to win.

My dad thinks I have a photographic memory.

I've always been a guy who's very confident in my own abilities.

I know how to lead.

I used to have the mindset of worrying about everybody else's opinions, trying to please everybody, but that's not going to happen.

I think I thrive under the spotlight; I live for a big moment.

I learned, for me to play at my best, I need to play with an edge.

I set the bar high, and I'll do anything, whatever it takes to win. I care more about this game than most people ever will. When you mix a lot of those things with a winning mentality, it's a good thing to have as a franchise quarterback.

Not everybody responds to yelling at 'em or jumping all over 'em. Sometimes you need to put your arm around somebody and encourage them.

I can listen to all the people patting me on the back, or I can listen to the people saying I need to get better. I know I need to get better, or else there would be nobody saying that.

I had to overcome a lot of things, but with that, I've inspired a lot of people.

You come to Oklahoma to beat Texas. I was born and raised in Austin. They didn't recruit me. I grew up 15 miles from their campus. I can't stand them.

Community service has been a great thing for me.

I get true joy out of that, being able to help people.

If you're not gonna do it right off the field, who's to say we trust you on the field?

My mom and I used to dance to the Jackson 5 in our living room.

I am a huge Justin Timberlake fan.

At an early age, it was always trying to root for the Sooners. When Jason White won, it was awesome running around my living room like I won it. I've always had fun watching the Heisman ceremony.

People will have their guesses and opinions on my character, but anyone that's actually sat down and talked to me knows that I don't have any character issues, any off-the-field issues.

I know how to work. Not everything was given to me.