Matt Cassel

“I don't want anybody else's life.”

“I feel very blessed and lucky to have the opportunity to get out there and play. That's all you can ask for as a young guy trying to make it in this league.”

“I've always believed in myself and I've surrounded myself with positive-thinking people. That's why a lot of times I don't watch the sports shows or listen to the radio because of that simple fact, that there's too many critics out there and if you listen to everybody's opinion, I think it works against you.”

“I work really hard and I take great pride in what I do.”

“There was a time when I thought, 'God, this whole football thing might not work out for me.'”

“I have big hopes and big dreams and aspirations to do great things in the NFL.”

“It is always interesting to hear older players come back and talk.”

“Every week you go in and hope that you have production in the passing game and also in the running game.”

“For the most part, from the player standpoint, the coaches do the coaching and you try to come in and execute the game plan or the scheme they put in front of you.”

“It's been a childhood dream of mine to be a Cowboy, honestly.”

“Teams really take into account character.”

“My rookie year in New England was mind-blowing.”

“I think I constantly refer back to some of the things that I learned in New England and throughout my career. It was a great stepping stone, and it also gave me time to mature as a player and as a quarterback.”

“I've played in a lot of different roles through the course of my career and I've been a starter for a lot of those years and the mentality can never change.”

“Everybody wishes they were better at golf.”

“You just have to always go out and continue to work hard, watch the film, see what you did wrong from an offensive unit and individually. Then, you just have to go out and do better the next time out. That is what sports is all about.”

“Your leader on the offensive line is your center, because the communication really takes place between him and quarterback.”

“From one week to the next, everything changes from who you're playing to the defense's scheme. You just try to build on the things that you did well and correct the things that you did poorly in the game; then, move forward from there and hopefully continue to get better and better and better as you move forward.”

“You always have to be thinking about your opportunity. You always have to be ready.”

“Everything works out in weird ways in the NFL.”