Alex Smith

Failures and setbacks are inevitable for all of us. ”

That's the great thing about the NFL: A team can get hot and win a championship. ”

As a QB, it's a team game, and you're all out there in it. ”

In this league, you can't take your foot off the gas pedal. You think you have something won, but teams are too good, too talented. ”

To continue to fight, not get frustrated, to stay together and find a way - I think that's important. I think good teams do that. ”

I've been to so many deals with so many of my peers. I hate to say it, but you go, and it's some tournament or big party or dinner, and you don't even know what you're raising money for. It's like, 'Oh, it's for the kids.' Thanks. But what are you doing? ”

Golf is so different than football, in many ways. I think that's why I enjoy it. ”

You get a taste of playing in the playoffs and what that's like, and it's a completely different world. You get a taste in those meaningful games. You get that taste, and you can't get it out. You want more. ”

I carried around a lot of weight and anxiety - expectations of being a top draft pick and fulfilling those. It was really burdensome and not fun. Stressful. I had to go through some things before I finally turned that around and got back to playing for the right reasons. ”

The quarterback position gets a lot of attention. ”