“I just didn't know what to expect. . . . There's no substitute for experience. Now I realize I need to work a lot harder off the field. It's not about just getting out there and running, it's about studying and knowing your opponent and knowing the job you've got to do.”
“The whole time my mindset was always to try and get better in spite of what was going on, and in spite of what you guys were writing about me. I was just trying to get better because I had no one to answer to but myself.”