Alex Smith Quotations

He always pushed the bar higher, and I think his best days are probably still in front of him. He's as good as any tight end in the country in my opinion.

It's just different. I had a target on me in college, but it's not like the target you have when an NFL quarterback rolls out of the pocket. Everyone's eyes light up, and everybody just turns and reacts to you. It wasn't like that at other levels.

I think a big thing with me is improvement. I'm young, and willing to do whatever it takes to get better.

It was so unusual to deal with something like that. A guy I went to college with, one of the first guys I met when I got to Utah.

I rattled a few jars and roared at them at the interval.

The running game is a quarterback's best friend.

I think they were reading a rookie quarterback's eyes, and a few times I gave myself away. I've got to learn when to force some things, and when to throw things away. I talked to Peyton (afterward), and he says it's going to get better.

We said at the beginning of the season we wanted to be NFC South champions, and I don't know how many people outside the locker room really believed that. But once we stepped on that field the first day in training camp, nobody here doubted what we could do.

It's going to be a great learning experience, no matter what the circumstances are. This is the dream of almost every kid.

Our school system needs a fully funded gifted program.