Biggest influence is my parents. It's funny but my mom was the first one that allowed me to play tackle football. My dad was not ready to let me play yet. She definitely was the one who allowed me to do it. Obviously my dad taught me to throw and be a quarterback.

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If someone is having a bad day, I find you can change it pretty quick by just showing that you care.

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I love throwing the deep ball.

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Some of the best leaders in the world find they learn something every day to be a better leader. Whether it's developing a relationship, learning what someone likes or doesn't like, putting forth the extra effort so guys understand you do what you preach.

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Any motivation starts with some type of doubt.

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Just do your business and everything else will take care of itself.

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I don't really compare myself to anyone. Growing up, sure you have your favorite players or guys you try to emulate, but I'm just trying to be the best me I can be.

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I only focus on what I can do.

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I don't like being in the limelight.

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For me, any team that wants me to be part of their club, I'm all for it.

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You have great assets if you're a dual-threat, but you still have to throw from the pocket and do all those types of things.

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My mentality as a competitor never changes.

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You have to have a deep passing game within your offense. It's got to be incorporated in some form or fashion.

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That's what is cool about football: you build life-long relationships.

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I just try to be the best version that I can be, day in and day out.

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My high school was in the private school league, and we played all our games at the college stadium. It wasn't like we filled it, but we got a good crowd.

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My mentality is still the same. I have to continue to get better.

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There's certain circumstances, there's certain situations, there's certain decisions that have to be made based upon the business and you can't take that personal.

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The history and tradition of the Rose Bowl, if that doesn't get you excited, I don't know what will.

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If it's a card game, or it's a preseason game, or it's a regular season game, I just go out there to try to win. For me, that's all I know how to do it and I'll never change that.

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Growing up I was a huge Michael Vick fan.

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It's such a great honor to be a part of the Subway Famous Fan Family.

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There's no reason to be angry or impolite.

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If I have my feet under me, I'm a much better passer.

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All I can really control is how I prepare and get ready for whatever team picks me.

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I'm pretty OCD. I like to fine-tune every single detail. I think that's a habit built maybe from me being OCD.

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When you sign your letter of intent to go to college you kind of sign away, and understand that you have certain rules and obligations that you have that normal students don't have... it's part of the process, being apart of the university and what you represent.

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I expect myself to do my job, and that's taking care of the football and converting third downs.

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I ran a lot of quick-strike concepts in high school just because from the University of Hawaii, a lot of guys that were in my high school coached that way.

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I would love to play for the Browns.

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You know, being the first pick to me, it's not a huge thing.

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Just be who you are and respect everyone you meet.

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You can't just limit yourself to underneath routes and let the defense kind of sit on those things.

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The Heisman Trophy is such a special award.

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Biggest influence is my parents. It's funny but my mom was the first one that allowed me to play tackle football. My dad was not ready to let me play yet. She definitely was the one who allowed me to do it. Obviously my dad taught me to throw and be a quarterback.

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When people say they aren't nervous, I think they are lying about it. If you are human and you love the game, before any competition you still get those same butterflies in the stomach.

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When I get off the phone with my parents, usually I'm in a good spot.

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I guess I'd be nervous to skate and do hockey. Growing up in Hawaii there's not a lot of ice.

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Obviously I love Nashville, I love Tennessee. It's a great organization to play for.

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You just have to be your best and no matter what, do what you can do and affect the things that you can control. And from there, let the dominoes fall where they may and see where you end up.

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The NFL is changing a little bit. The prototypical quarterback seems to be a little bit more mobile now. At the same time, if you can't throw the ball with the best of them, then you won't get an opportunity.

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I don't really compare myself to anybody but just try to be the best I can be.

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The way Michael Vick uses his legs and is able to throw out of the pocket really changes games. The way that Aaron Rodgers is able to sit in the pocket and make throws that not a lot of people can make - I hope I can be half what those guys are and emulate it into my game.

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I love Oregon. I love the community.

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Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

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I would love to play for the Bucs. But that being said, I think if you find the team that wants you, that's going to be the right team.

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Any player will stand in front of you and say they're confident in their abilities and I'm no different.

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You know what? For myself, I kind of like the spy because it takes another guy out of coverage or another guy out of rushing.

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I get to play a game that I love and I'm going to make the most of it.

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Other people's opinions don't matter to me.

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It is hard sometimes, we live in a world where results and all these things matter.

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