"You can focus on the few things that give people a negative image about me, or you can see the other things I've done, or talk to people in my inner circle who know more about who I really am."
"I've learned I can't change every opinion or have everyone's approval. If I get caught up in that, I'm worried about the wrong things."
"I'm not ashamed to speak my mind. What you see is what you get. You're not going to get a two-faced person who is going to say one thing and mean another."
"I was the undersized underdog who people never gave a chance. From that, the motivation to prove people wrong just grew and grew... Looking back now, I'm glad I didn't hit puberty until later."
"There are spots that I have to hit. Throws I can't miss."
"For me, being as competitive as I am, the bigger the challenge for me, the better for me."
"I am a Cleveland Brown. I am proud and happy about that."
"If you can win ballgames, you can win ballgames."
"I'm ready for any adversity that's going to hit."
"Life is a bunch of ups and downs. It's how you handle it."
"You need to be competitive, but a lot of that you can internalize and use that as motivation to drive you. You do not need to show it all the time."
"Height doesn't matter. You see guys like Tyrod Taylor, Brees, Russell Wilson: they've proven that it doesn't matter."
"I want to be drafted to a team that knows exactly what they're getting."
"Always been brutally honest. Some people don't like that because it's rare nowadays."
"You don't build a great castle just all at once."
"That's the biggest difference from college to NFL. Everybody's so talented at this level, the difference is knowing the game - knowing where to go with the ball in my position, knowing how to execute your job to the highest level. In college, you could just get by playing ball."
"Cleveland, as a whole, is a great sports town. People love the Browns here."
"It doesn't matter what cards you're dealt. It's what you do with those cards. Never complain. Just keep pushing forward. Find a positive in anything and just fight for it."
"The best thing - I say it all the time - what happened at Oklahoma was sitting for a year after I transferred. To sit there and be able to focus on the physical parts of my body. You know, develop, and then the mental side of the game, learning."
"Whatever opportunity I get, to make sure I get better, I need to take advantage of that."
"Whenever I get a chance to get my reps in, that's a good challenge for me."
"Anytime you get a better competition level, it's always better for you because you want to get the best out of yourself, and you want to compete against the best."
"Anytime I get the chance to play ball, I get excited."
"I love this game, and without the competitive nature, I wouldn't enjoy it."
"Without pressure, I don't think this would be very much fun, without all the people watching and finding joy in this game."
