"What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence."
"As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then again, boy... there's something about winning a Super Bowl."
"I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds. But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while."
"I know this golf tournament has my name on it but it's not about me. It's about the Louisiana Tech family. There is nothing greater than being a part of the Bulldog family."
"I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid."
"People respect you more if you just play and blow something out than if you take the easier road. That's how we think. You get more respect and people play harder for you. Just play till you blow it. Just play till it goes."
"When Brian told me he grew up in New Mexico, I told him I thought it is cool that people from other countries play football. He corrected me on my geography and agreed to sit down with me anyway."
"You can't dodge them all. I got hammered plenty of times through the years. But you just get up and keep playing. I can tell you from experience, though. Sometimes it hurts like hell."
"You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win."
"After three failed marriages, I know what it's like to be replaced. So that's kind of how Joey Harrington must feel today... A former No. 1 choice looks to me like he's going to be a bust in Detroit."
"When you're clinically depressed the serotonin in your brain is out of balance and probably always will be out of balance. So I take medication to get that proper balance back. I'll probably have to be on it the rest of my life."
"Depression is a physical illness."
"I'm always happy-go-lucky, and people look at me and find it shocking that I could be depressed."
"I could not bounce back from my divorce - emotionally - I just could not bounce back."
"I'm on national TV in front of millions and I hate making mistakes."
"It's obvious that my brain isn't what it used to be."
"I'm taking memory power boost tablets to help me every day and doing the puzzles to help me stay focused."
"When I played for the Steelers and I got my bell rung, I'd take smelling salts and go right back out there."
"You have to understand, now, I'm a momma's boy. I'm from the south. My way of being raised is totally different than the big city life. I truly was a country boy."
"I was not used to criticism."
"I didn't respond well to a firm hand and insults."
"I'm not ashamed of who I am."
"I decided to write a book primarily because people talked me into it."
"Why would anyone want to read what I have to say?"
"Bottom line is, if you turn the ball over to a team that isn't as good, you then have brought them up to your level."
