There's a lot of guys that just get comfortable with their positions and rest on their laurels. I had to earn my way.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've never been comfortable around groups of guys when it gets into the putting-down. My past being a kind of geek - it kind of turns into an attack on the weakest of the group.
A lot of guys, especially the young guys, I try to do anything I can for them - on the field, off the field, anything.
There are guys you give the benefit of the doubt if they hold you up a little bit longer than normal, and you have that list of guys you kind of know are going to be a problem when you get there. The window of being patient with them is a lot shorter.
I've always been a guy who comes in not being guaranteed a spot and always fighting for a spot. Any time you're in a camp, and you're not a big money guy, you're always going to be competing for a job.
I'm not the kind of guy who's taking advantage of my position.
There definitely is that element of guys who like to party and have a good time and... putting off for as long as possible the idea that they'll actually have to settle down.
Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
The ultimate deal is: Are you winning and are you successful? The guys who've done that have had opportunities.
The average-guy routine works only so much, and then people begin to want something more.
When you gotta go through something tough, I've always been a guy that just wants to get it out of the way.