It has been my dream since I was just a little kid to play in the NFL ... I can't tell you how excited I am for this dream to come true.

Working your core always, your foot speed, jumping rope, push-ups and sit-ups - things like that are really important. Those things will pay off more than just doing what a bench press will.

My family background has always been very supportive. They're going to be there for me no matter what.

It means the world to me to represent the Hispanic community.

I think I have a natural ability to lead.

I'm not trying to prove how Mexican I am or how American I am. I'm proud to be both.

The chance of winning a Super Bowl in a city like New York, there's nothing like it. Once you win one, you get that bug to win another one, that edge.

The Latino community, they're some of the most loyal fans on the planet.

Some people wanted me to be the Latino quarterback. Some people wanted me to be the USC quarterback who happens to be Latino.

As the member of a firefighter family myself, supporting the widowed families of rescue workers is an important, personal cause of mine.

As competitive as I am, I want to get the best of a play and make sure to use it's full potential even when things break down. But sometimes you need to just say 'uncle' and let it go and avoid a hit

Why one enjoys maternal grandparents more than the paternal ones, i have never understood, but it was like that for me.

Was that all it took to be brave? Knowing that someone believed in you?

Everybody must be given the opportunity for self liberation and development.

The smell of hyacinths in the summer night air. At this moment, standing here with a boy I just met who already feels like home, I am overwhelmed with city love.

Ironically, since Obama was elected, for the first time in my life I'm sometimes not proud of my country.

I've never been lost, but I've been a mite bewildered for a few days.

Absence, the highest form of presence.

I believe miracles are like seeds. When planted and watered by our attention and appreciation, they bloom.

I'd rather people turn up than not. And of course I'd rather have people be enthusiastic.

The only thing that can kill me is death, that's the only thing that can ever stop me, is death, and even then my music will live forever.