Quotes from Matt Cassel

The weather is the weather. You have to deal with whatever is out there.

I've always pushed myself and taken great pride in what I do.

I don't think there's anybody that puts more pressure on himself than I do.

In the preseason, you usually only get a small window of opportunity, but when you get out there for four quarters and you're able to put it together, then you're able to go out there game after game and continue to get better, it was great, especially when I was able to prove a lot of my critics and naysayers wrong.

I care about winning ball games.

My father grew up in West Texas, in Lubbock, and I've got family here, and I grew up a Dallas Cowboy fan all my life.

Your leader on the offensive line is your center, because the communication really takes place between him and quarterback.

You learn, across the league, with very successful quarterbacks, nobody does it by themselves.

As a quarterback, you have to go out and take care of the ball. That is your No. 1 priority.

There are times when the criticism is something you deserve as a quarterback, and there are times when the people doing the criticizing don't know what they're talking about.

Everybody wishes they were better at golf.

You have to go through your reads and you have to make smart decisions because if you start forcing it in to double coverage you will get into bad habits and that is when bad plays happen.

Goal line is goal line. You go down there and it's the grit and grind of the game.

When I go home, I love to play the 'Tiger Woods' game with my brothers. It's always fun to sit there for a few hours and play.

There was a time when I thought, 'God, this whole football thing might not work out for me.'

There are guys throughout the NFL that get the chance one way or the other.

Pro Day was very important for me because that was really the only time that I had to prove that I could play at an NFL level and that was really through the physical drills they put me through which was running and throwing the ball. It turned out pretty well for me.

The Thursday night game is by far the most difficult game to prepare for. You can't get into as much depth as you normally would in your game plan because you just don't have the time. You've got to jump right into the next opponent.

Anytime you can get the ball in the receiver's hands with some space, you let their natural abilities take over.

The hardest part sometimes is when you don't get the reps and you continue to push yourself to learn and understand what's really going on.

I never had a car in high school or college.

I've always believed in myself and I've surrounded myself with positive-thinking people. That's why a lot of times I don't watch the sports shows or listen to the radio because of that simple fact, that there's too many critics out there and if you listen to everybody's opinion, I think it works against you.

I've said this time and time again: Dante Scarnecchia is the best offensive line coach in the NFL.

I have big hopes and big dreams and aspirations to do great things in the NFL.