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«No matter how many times people say to you, 'Calm down, it's just another game,' that really isn't the case. Everything you do, whether it is good or bad, but especially the bad, is [magnified]. It kind of hits you when you get up under the center for the very first time. [You] walk up to the line and it's different. You definitely feel the [additional] pressure. It's just not the same as the regular season. If you haven't been through it before, it can be a little bit nerve-racking.»

«Basically, I lost that game with the two picks. It's nice to come back and get back on top.»

«There's nothing sexy about being efficient.»

«The great thing our coaches do, we put him in different formations. We kind of motion him around, we try to create opportunities for him. A lot of teams have rolled to him and taken two guys to cover him. When you can take two guys out with one, you need to be able to run the football.»

«There is something about guys that either don't get drafted or get drafted late and have success. You really kind of pull for those guys. We were lucky enough to get chances. Kurt Warner is the same way. Marc Bulger and that guy from New England (Tom Brady).»

«It's just total focus, a business trip. I mean, if we lay an egg on Sunday, we have six months to do whatever we want to do. This doesn't happen often; to get in the playoffs is hard. You better cherish it and you better take advantage of it.»

«In Chicago last week, it was the same thing. It's the whole atmosphere about it, you know there's nobody else but the coaches and the players and that's it, and you've just got to focus in and get it done.»

«He's a very -- I don't want to say brash -- but a confident person.»

«When I talked to you guys after the game on Sunday, it was just one of those things where, if you've ever played a team sport, you're down, ... Certainly, I was extremely down. But things get put into perspective. When I get home, I have a little girl and get to spend time with her. It doesn't take away the pain, especially when you watch it on film. But that's the NFL. I don't mean to make light of it but I'll probably throw another one before my career is up. That's just part of it. It's going to happen. I've slept well the last couple of nights. You have to move on. I try to put things behind me. I'm not saying it's not a scar or anything, but you have to learn and move on.»

«I'm a little more reserved than (Smith) off the field. On the field, I get pretty animated. But he's a -- I don't want to say brash -- but a confident person, and he'll tell you if he doesn't like (something). And he means it.»