Ryan Fitzpatrick Quotations

My goal from the very start was to make the team as the Number 3,

Nobody comes in and throws for 300 yards and three touchdowns every single game. This is a learning experience for me and I have to make sure not to make the same mistake twice.

I wouldn't let him buy one until I officially made the team,

Going in and not being the starter, you kind of get thrown into the situation so you don't have too much time to think about it, ... Once I got that first ball out of my hands, I was fine.

I think their blitz package was good. We felt like they were going to blitz. There were things we were going to do to counter that. They just didn't work as well as we wanted them to.

I was actually thinking about that game. The biggest thing when you're in those situations is you need to get everyone around you fired up.

I said the horse. He's got a metal shoe on, doesn't he?

I was very lucky that I fell into a great situation where I could work very closely with coach Martz.

I'm supposed to know all the answers to every obscure question. Last week they asked me to settle an argument. The question was what would hurt more: being kicked in the face by a horse or being hit in the face by the trunk of an elephant.

I was real excited when I heard St. Louis was going to call my name.

I wasn't sure if we were going to run the clock out or go for it. And he gave me the play. I was trying to loosen my arm up in the huddle a little bit. I just threw it up to Kevin and Kevin made a great play.

we were down I think 21-0 at halftime and came back to win. . . . You've always got a chance. The biggest thing when you're in those situations you need to get everybody around you fired up.

Public-private partnerships have enabled the U.S. Department of Defense to vastly improve the efficiency of its housing modernization program as well as the quality, management, and maintenance of the homes.

Anything managing other people's money would be nice, ... Hopefully, I won't have to put it to use for a while.

It was really getting boring having to beat them every year.

It's not really a surprise. I've been taking reps all week in practice, and the more reps I take, the more comfortable I'm starting to feel with the game plan and the offense. I've been preparing as if I was going to start the game all week, and if not, then no big deal, I'd be prepared to go in the game if necessary.

It's going to be a really neat experience. I'm looking forward to putting on that uniform. I'll try to soak it all in.

The biggest thing when you make a mistake is you did it, it's over with, ... It's real important on that next drive to bounce back and get the confidence of the guys in the huddle.

I knew there was no way we were going to lose that game, ... You sort of get that feeling out there, of invincibility, with the way the offense was playing late and the way the defense really stepped up.