A biography for Alex Smithhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't know if there were many pros for me playing early. I feel like I dug myself a pretty deep hole that rookie year.”
“No one's taking quarterbacks, for the most part, in the first round that haven't had a lot of success.”
“As flashy as draft picks are, the reality of them helping out in Year One anyway is not necessarily the case. That's not the reality.”
“Golf is so different than football, in many ways. I think that's why I enjoy it.”
“This is the honest truth: I could absolutely care less on yards per game. I think that's a totally overblown stat.”
“You have to prove yourself year in and year out, and if you can't get the job done, every team is going to go and try and find somebody else that can.”
“Obviously, flagrant things have to be called. There are rules. You have got to play to the rules, no question.”
“I fast all the time - daily. It's such a counterintuitive thing because, my whole life, I've been training to get bigger.”
“Winning is all that does matter.”
“When the guys are playing well around you, you look good.”
“As a quarterback, when you do have a three-and-out or things do not go right, you are the first one to know. You know more than anyone out there what went wrong and what needs to be corrected and don't necessarily always need to hear it when you come off to the sideline.”
“We can only control how we react and how we respond, and that complex but so simple idea helped me survive.”
“For anyone that's reached the NFL, especially top picks, you just come from success.”
“Once you pull the trigger, you've got to throw balls aggressively and with conviction.”
“Quarterback play starts with your eyes and feet. Those have to be in the right place and have to be on time.”
“You get a taste of playing in the playoffs and what that's like, and it's a completely different world. You get a taste in those meaningful games. You get that taste, and you can't get it out. You want more.”
“I know guys respect work ethic, and they respect the guys that are invested and committed.”
“I enjoy the challenge of coming together with my teammates and playing well for them.”
“Most of the time, you're just trying to be the point guard out there based on the play call and the defense that you're getting; that really dictates where the football goes.”
“As a quarterback, you've got a huge responsibility: You're touching the ball every single play. You have such a big impact on deciding the game, just in your decision-making and how you are with the football and your fundamentals.”