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I always had games on Saturdays as I was growing up.

Being a midfielder, I need to get up and down, whether it's to get back and defend or get away from my opposite number. Extra effort in training makes all the difference.

I know what I'm capable of doing. I just want to stay fit and healthy and let my football take care of itself.

I was a good reader of a rugby match. I could kick, too.

I was playing first-team football at Cardiff at 16.

On away trips, I'll listen to my iPod sometimes or watch some TV, see what's on of a Friday or Saturday night - I'll usually save the TV box sets until I'm at home with the wife.

I watch a lot of golf, but I'm only a fair-weather player.

Authenticity is everything! You have to wake up every day and look in the mirror, and you want to be proud of the person who's looking back at you. And you can only do that if you're being honest with yourself and being a person of high character. You have an opportunity every single day to write that story of your life.

Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.

Five letters here just for everybody out there in Packer-land: R-E-L-A-X, Relax. We're going to be OK.

It takes a career, a lifetime, to build up a reputation, and only one misstep for it all to crumble away.

I think Jesus was about bringing people together and connecting people in love, hanging out with the people who other people didn't want to hang out with. Spending time with the worst of the worst because He knew those are the people who needed Him most.

I think it is all about finding ways to challenge yourself.

The beauty of our country is that when it was founded that they took some time to lay out civil liberties in the first 10 Amendments - the Bill of Rights. I'm a firm believer in those civil liberties and the ability to have your own opinion.

How you deal with adversity says a lot about the kind of players you've got and the kind of team we've got.

I feel like I've set the bar fairly high, and I want to keep living up to that bar.

I think as you get older, you realize there's always going to be critics. Critics are going to win every time because they can change their critique based on the stats and their own personal feelings. It's less about proving people wrong, the critics wrong, and it's more about challenging myself to keep this level up.

I'm just going to say I'm not gay. I really, really like women. That's all I can really say about that.

The NCAA makes so much money off of their kids, and they put ridiculous - absolutely ridiculous - restrictions on everything that they can do.

I want to be the best. I want to be counted on by my teammates. I want to be counted on by this organization and the fans. I want to be someone they know is going to bring it every single week. I prepare to be the best.

I just don't think it's appropriate talking about family stuff publicly.

For me, it's always been about preparation, and the more prepared I can be each week, the less pressure I feel and the more confident I am. As your confidence grows, it's only natural that the pressure you feel diminishes.

I think, because of the lack of guaranteed contracts in the league, there's hesitancy to speaking your minds at times. But I feel like there could be a movement beginning where guys are feeling a little more comfortable talking about things that are important to them.

There's always going to be silly stuff out there in the media that you can't worry too much about, and I don't. We just keep on trucking, and I like the way my... I think there should be 'professional is professional, and personal is personal,' and that's just how I'm going to keep it.

I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic.