I draw a lot of comparisons with Cam Newton and E.J. Manuel. But for the mental part, I like to view myself as Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and those guys. Because they're so ahead of everyone else when it comes to that part of the game.

I experienced different things growing up as a child that helped me. That helped mold me into the man that I am now, to the athlete that I am now.

I used to be a hitter when I was in high school.

I want to be better than Bo Jackson, hopefully.

I know I have to live up to the hype wherever I go. If I'm an inch below the standard, it'll be chaos.

My main goal as a leader is to be a huge advocate in the community and I've done that and I want to continue to do that.

I don't have time to think about bad things, I'm always looking forward. Focusing on the positive, not the negative.

I'm just ready to play football. I'm ready to get involved in the community, I'm ready to just do positive things and move forward.

My primary focus is going into a football game and having a turnover-free football game. That's my primary focus.

I measure myself by the win column.

I always knew that my identity wasn't in football. It wasn't in baseball. I knew it's always been in Christ and just my upbringing has always led me to have a tremendous faith that God was going to see me through and he would not give me too much that I couldn't bear.

Always having that chip on your shoulder is an important thing for a quarterback.

Coach Koetter is an amazing offensive coordinator.

I'm a strong believer that coaches coach and players play.

Hockey and soccer weren't my thing.

Certain things come naturally, and tackling wasn't one of them; I'd sometimes go a bit over the top when I was younger.

We have loyalty at Arsenal, and players have shown that in the past.

I am willing to go abroad if the right opportunity comes up.

I want to play in the Premier League, the Champions League, and I want to continue playing for England. If I'm going to do that, I have to play for my club and put in good performances for my club because there are other English midfielders who are doing that in the Premier League.

I want to play first-team football.

I want Arsenal to want me. If they didn't want me, it would hurt.

I've been in tournaments before when you've been away for a while, and you're not really playing, you're just training. Sometimes you can feel like you're not really part of it.

I said, even when I was left out, 'I am an England fan, and I'll be supporting the boys.' It's in my blood; it's too hard not to.

Sometimes a manager can only do so much, as in prepare a team, and then the team have to go out there and perform.