Quotes from Nick Foles

On a daily basis, I have to fight the internal battle to keep my priorities straight.

You just want to put the ball in play, whether I want to throw it downfield and it's not there, so I check it down, and it's a productive play and let the running back get a first down. Just keep the chains moving.

When you are having a rough day... you think you are failing. But failure is a part of life. It's about building character and growing.

I think there are different kinds of quarterbacks, and if you look at any offense, there are different kind of quarterbacks, but you play to the strengths of whoever the quarterback is for the team.

There's definitely times when I'm tempted to look at the future, like any of us are. I'd be lying if that wasn't the case. But you have to reel back in and stay in the present.

Really focusing on what I have to do right now... no matter what role I'm playing - it alleviates everything around me and makes everything a lot more simple.

My dad was a great athlete growing up, and he could never fulfill his dreams of playing professional baseball.

Coach Pederson is the one who drafted me. He was the only coach who flew down to Texas and worked me out. I was only worked out by one team, and that was by Coach Pederson... the Philadelphia Eagles took a chance on me.

I'm a laid-back Texas boy.

I'm very fortunate to be playing, and I know that any given day could be the last. And I'll be thankful for the time I have had to play this game. But I'm going to give my all every single day.

Third-string quarterbacks, fourth-string quarterbacks - they get their opportunities, and they shine.

Third down is a big thing with a quarterback: pinpoint accuracy, making good decisions.

I'm just a quarterback. I'm just who I am.

I think, as a quarterback and a leader, it's not necessarily what you do in the limelight. Obviously, you want guys handling themselves in an appropriate manner for the organization and the team, but you need to be who you are. If you're a guy who does that and can be a leader, and naturally that's what you want to do, awesome.

Any time a quarterback can protect the ball and not throw interceptions, that's huge.

If you want to be a quarterback in this league or Pee-Wee, you've got to believe, 'Hey, I'm the guy.'

I ran a high-tempo offense in college. You don't really get caught up in it.

I think with experience and age, you gain knowledge and wisdom.

The thing I've always admired about Eagles fans is that it's not fans; it's family. It's generational.

All glory to God.

I just want to thank the good Lord for giving me the ability to play the game I love.

Getting all the things down game-management wise, that's what I want to excel at.

Things happen fast. That's this league. You can't slow down, because it's going.

It doesn't matter if it's first-, second-, third-, fourth-, fifth-string snaps - any time you get a snap and get to go out there and practice, you build a database of information.