It's like Peyton Manning after last year; if he doesn't throw for 49 touchdowns, then he had a down year. And I felt that people were going to be judging on that type of criteria. That's unfair. And yet no matter what criteria you're judging him on, he had as good or better a year this year than he had last year. |
It's not something Roger and I will say we should put a star on the hood, |
It's not something Roger and I will say we should put a star on the hood, ... We're pretty closely identified with the Cowboys as it is, although whenever somebody gives me a golf bag, everybody seems to think I need to have a No. 8 on it. I say, people know what number I was, I don't have to wear it around my neck. It's the same with this. |
It's the greatest individual athletic achievement that has happened in my life. To be considered one of those players who made an impact to define the game itself, it's a humbling honor. |
It's the greatest individual athletic achievement that's ever happened in my life. |
It's the greatest individual athletic achievement that's ever happened in my life. To be considered one of those players that made an impact or somehow, someway helped define the game itself is a very humbling experience. |
Losing doesn't eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season. |
My first year we were 1-15, my second year was not very good. Nobody was saying, 'Is Troy the guy, is he not the guy?' There's a lot of quarterbacks that are being judged prematurely. |
My job is to be right. |
Needless to say, we're thrilled. [Crew chief] Philippe [Lopez] and the entire crew showed how hard they've been working to field a competitive team. Terry was terrific, and we're so fortunate to have him. This was a good start, but we recognize that it's a long season. |
Obviously, we were disappointed. We understand what happened and why NASCAR had to do what they did. I think most people recognize it was a mistake and not an attempt by anyone on our part to give us an unfair advantage on the racetrack. |
One of the big things I believe about why the sport is so (big) is how accessible the drivers are. Right up until the race, they're signing autographs. You would never get that close to an athlete in any other sport. |
Over the years, Brett and I have talked a lot about kind of what happened at the end of my career, kind of where he's at right now. And Brett has drawn some comparisons to what he's currently going through with what I went through at the end of my career - not from a health standpoint, but just kind of where the team is. |
The humbling part for me is going to be some kid or some fan that in years to come walks into Texas Stadium and sees my name and that will bring up an emotion or memory of something I achieved on the field, ... That's the humbling part of it, and to be alongside some of the great names in the history of this franchise. It means a lot. |
The last area of this team you thought you'd be questioning is the defense, but they've given up an awful lot of yards tonight. |