Quotes from Tony Romo

It's easy to say you're more mature because all of a sudden you have a child, but it's a process.

Well, we can't all be Terry Bradshaw.

There comes a point in the game where you gotta make a play or you gotta do something to get your team over the hump, and when that time comes you gotta be able to do it.

I'm ready to rock and roll.

I think some guys have the ability to learn from themselves and get better. Those are the guys that last a long time and continue to improve in this league and in sports in general.

I feel like I'm going to be with the Cowboys the rest of my career, definitely. I love it.

When you're younger, it's about, 'How can I get better? How can I become the player that I want to be?' As you get older, it's, 'How can this football team improve?' While all along getting better along the way.

The first game of the year is always an in-season adjustment game.

I don't think about it, 'Wow! I'm the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.' For me, this is my job. This is what I've been preparing to do. And I really want to win badly.

It's just like high school. If you're a freshman or a sophomore, it's hard to tell the seniors who've been through two, three, playoff games what to do.

You're always playing the game to reach the ultimate goal.

If you get a great wife who understands the demands of someone in athletics, I think that's important.

I think you use the negative things that happen from the year before - and from other years, too - to spur you to do the things you need to do to take the next step.

I think as a player there's a sense of urgency every single year that this is the year we're going to have success and do the things we're excited about.

The Leftovers is a great basketball book that shines a light on what true competitors can overcome with a solid work ethic.

I think my best years are ahead of me and that's exciting.

You just work at it. You just keep grinding away, keep trying to get better, and if you got the ability, one day you have a chance.