Derek Carr

“In my head, I'm a big Kobe fan.”

“When teams see coach Gruden and myself run out on the field, they know, 'Hey, man, we are in for it mentally today.'”

“When things are tough in training camp; when things are tough in season; when it's good, you don't want guys hitting too high or too low or depressed. It's just draining for everybody.”

“There won't be a day when I stop working to be a better version of myself, so I'm going to keep working and I will get better.”

“The game has slowed down for me. It's so much easier than it was. I feel like I see things better, and I can take advantage of what I see.”

“Obviously it's hard to lose a coach; that's not fun for anybody because you care about him and you have a relationship with him. But as players, we just have to keep moving on.”

“I'm probably one of the most competitive people you'll ever meet. I want to dunk on my nephews. I'll block my 2-year-old's shot to make it hard on them.”

“I don't give false claims any due.”

“There's a lot of people out there who don't love football, and I don't want anything to do with those guys.”

“For me, if I didn't have my faith, the game gives you a lot of highs and a lot of lows.”

“I work my tail off to make sure that our city, our fans, our team, our coaches can enjoy winning.”

“You can see something on film, but until you're really out there playing against somebody and you see him for the first time, you don't really know.”

“I'm always trying to grow myself.”

“When you're an undrafted guy, it's hard because... you're not going to have the first- or second-team reps all the time, obviously.”

“I've been 0-10, I've been in sucky situations.”

“I think just that dog inside of you. When things suck, just to still fight.”

“When things get tough, a lot of people point fingers.”

“I love Raider Nation. There's nothing like it.”

“I don't need to tell stories about how I prepare or manage myself.”

“There's times where I get emotionally hijacked, then I'll try and force something and do something.”