Carson Palmer

“You can make that money off the field that you're missing on the field by doing endorsements with Sleep Number and Nike and Campbell's Chunky Soup and all the other ones you see Dak doing.”

“Playing quarterback in the National Football League, getting to the Super Bowl is an incredible challenge.”

“I think it's important, whether it be learning from how a guy takes care of his body, how a guy studies, how a guy is a mentor, how a guy is a leader, you take bits and pieces that fit the person you are and you don't try to be somebody you're not.”

“I think a lot of guys make a mistake of training less as they get older. I think the older you get, the harder you have to train. Maybe you don't train as long, but the intensity goes up.”

“At some point, you're going to be in third-and-13 or third-and-9 and you have to throw the ball down the field.”

“The decision to retire was 100 percent just me, and so you're never sure how you're going to feel.”

“When you have to worry about some idiot making the decision on a roster move, or hiring coaches, or some of the stuff you have to worry about... when you have that added pressure and stress of not trusting the organization and knowing that they don't know what they're doing, that's just an added amount of stress you don't need as a young player.”

“The game has changed, the game is getting bigger, faster, stronger, and there needs to be more protection.”

“I could throw a million hitches.”

“I can also sympathize with fans because I'm a fan myself.”

“In this league you have to throw sidearm sometimes; you're going to have to drop your arm, move while shuffling your feet. You're never going to be set.”

“There's a lot of people that care for me and I'm very fortunate for that.”

“I know I've had many great mentors and role models and guys to look up to; guys I've learned a lot from so I know how to approach being that guy and I've been doing it for a long time.”

“I love Sunday night after the game - you win, you go to the parking lot, you grab a beer, hang out for a little bit. Then I can't wait to get home and watch the game on my iPad. I love getting in Monday, and I can't wait to see what the team we are getting ready to play is doing on third down.”

“My five years in Arizona were so much fun because we were winning and I knew how to enjoy it because I knew the other side of it.”

“I mean that's most guys' dream is to play for their childhood team.”

“You can't let one game define you. You just have to move on.”

“I'm not a glass-is-half-empty person.”

“I've been on a number of teams where there are guys you can't stand seeing walking into the facility on a Wednesday.”

“I never watched a Heisman ceremony when I was a kid. I didn't even know it was held at the Downtown Athletic Club when I was a candidate. I thought it was at Radio City Music Hall or something.”