You`ve got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.

People respect you more if you just play and blow something out than if you take the easier road. That`s how we think. You get more respect and people play harder for you. Just play till you blow it. Just play till it goes.

As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then again, boy... there`s something about winning a Super Bowl.

What`s the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

I know this golf tournament has my name on it but it`s not about me. It`s about the Louisiana Tech family. There is nothing greater than being a part of the Bulldog family.

I may be dumb, but I`m not stupid.

After three failed marriages, I know what it`s like to be replaced. So that`s kind of how Joey Harrington must feel today... A former No. 1 choice looks to me like he`s going to be a bust in Detroit.

It`s been tough, but it has been fun. This business has its ups and downs, just like any other one. You get out of it what you put into it.

I just like to catch fish, I don`t care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds. But I can`t do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while.

When Brian told me he grew up in New Mexico, I told him I thought it is cool that people from other countries play football. He corrected me on my geography and agreed to sit down with me anyway.

You can`t dodge them all. I got hammered plenty of times through the years. But you just get up and keep playing. I can tell you from experience, though. Sometimes it hurts like hell.