Geno Smith

“I'm a creative thinker, and that's helped me out tremendously growing up.”

“I just believe in my ability.”

“I want things to be right and be perfect.”

“I've just been blessed enough to be in the NFL for 10 years and been working my butt off.”

“As a quarterback you never get a day off.”

“I'm always going to be my own toughest critic, so I always feel like I can play better.”

“When I was in college, a coach told me about the difference between a finger-pointer and a thumb-pointer. I've always vowed to be a thumb-pointer.”

“There's always going to be things being said out there being said about what I'm doing and how I'm doing it.”

“I've always been in the leadership role. Especially when it comes to football - I know what it takes to lead the football team.”

“I got a lot of love for the Jets, the organization, and a lot of people that are still there that were there when I got drafted.”

“You just want to be respected. Your contract, you just want it to say, 'We respect you. We understand what you bring to the table. We understand the caliber of player you are and we appreciate you.'”

“Anytime you get adversity, it's a chance for you to really show what you're about and to respond.”

“Sometimes you're not going to get your way and you have to take the long road, and that's okay.”

“I've always tried to pride myself on being the guy who leads by example. Now if I need to be vocal, I will be, I'll do whatever it takes for us to win. But I'm not the guy who's gonna yell at you.”

“When it comes to contracts, I think every player just wants to get paid his worth.”

“You can watch all 32 quarterbacks in the league. Everyone is going to make a mistake. But I think the thing that you have to do, and that I try to do, is internalize those mistakes and then figure out ways that I can improve from it.”

“Man, I try to have a perfect practice.”

“Thinking about the draft, and I had to sit and wait. And then, you know, went to the Jets and things didn't work out. Had to bounce team to team and try to find my way.”

“From the standpoint of me being a diva, you talk to my teammates and coaches from Little League. Nobody will say that.”

“The thing that kept me motivated was seeing myself do well, just seeing myself make plays out there on the field. Then I've had a ton of great coaches who have continued to let me know that I'm capable.”