"You can't play scared." — Matt Cassel

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.

My father grew up in West Texas, in Lubbock, and I've got family here, and I grew up a Dallas Cowboy fan all my life.

The hardest part sometimes is when you don't get the reps and you continue to push yourself to learn and understand what's really going on.

You never want to lose but it happens in the NFL.

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.

I collected baseball and football cards. My most valuable was probably a Mark McGwire rookie card.

I've been through a lot in my career. I've been through the ups, I've been through the downs. I've been through the highs and the lows.

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You can't play scared.