Blake Bortles

“There's people that think LeBron James sucks, so if that happens I'm sure there will be a lot of people that always think I suck.”

“There's been pressure it seems like since I got to Jacksonville, so it's kind of normal.”

“When your guys are making plays and coming down with it you're only going to continue to give them more opportunities to do that.”

“I have no clue how I could inspire a fan base. I know I'd do everything I could to win.”

“It's kind of a given from the day you start playing football, you can't throw the ball forward past the line of scrimmage - bad plays and tough ones to live with.”

“If a team loses for a while, I bet everybody's probably pretty frustrated.”

“You can't feel sorry for yourself because I think all that's going to do is affect the way I play.”

“I've enjoyed every minute playing for him. He gave me the opportunity that no other school in the country did, and that was to play quarterback at the college level. I am very thankful for Coach O'Leary.”

“I will always be respectful of everyone we play.”

“It's a waste of space in my mind to read negative stuff about me. Or positive stuff, for that matter, too.”

“Giving back to my community, especially children, is really important to me.”

“I've never had a beer I didn't like.”

“Every school I visited, I kept comparing it UCF.”

“Players handle things differently. There's guys you can't needle, and there's guys you need to do that to get them fired up and rolling.”

“I created lifelong relationships and countless memories while I was at UCF.”

“As a quarterback, I think you have one job and that's to win a football game, and if you don't do that, your time's probably limited.”

“$100 million is always exciting.”

“I think when you're able to get the opportunities to have those chunk plays, you've got to capitalize on those because those are drive-starters and really gets the momentum going.”

“All you can do is put your head down and continue to play as hard as you can and prepare each week.”

“My dad was a wrestler and my mom played college softball, but they were never out in the front yard coaching and trying to tell me what to do. It was like, 'Hey, go out there and figure it out.' They weren't the overbearing parents, which is good.”