Tedy Bruschi Quotations

It's the No. 1 stat that we have to win. We always want to get the ball. Make tackles and get the ball.

I guess there are some unicorns out there, somewhere.

I had a good amount of nerves. If you haven't done something in a long time, you always have some nerves the first time back. I had some good reads and had some bad reads. All of that comes with (this) being the first day (back).

I'm definitely playing next year. That's my ace in the hole. It's a little hard to sit back and watch the guys [this season], but it's easier knowing I've got something to look forward to.

I couldn't let how the team was doing affect my mindset on my rehabilitation because I sort of believe I had to take it upon myself that my rehabilitation and getting myself 100 percent healthy had to be first and foremost, before the team, in my mind,

I'm a football player by trade. That's what I do, ... So I did everything I could to make myself a football player again.

There was a time in my recuperation and healing where I just had to tell myself it is just time to get up and live your life the way you want to live,

The week preceding the game is just as important, if not more important, to prepare yourself mentally to make sure you know the ins and outs of the opposition. It's all about getting ready for Jacksonville. It's a one-game season.

I think Steve would agree that it's been a long road for him and me to get back. To be recognized for it is an honor and you don't want to get this type of award every year.

It was a traumatic experience, ... It's a long road back. So I'm not going to jump back in unless I'm absolutely 100 per cent positive I'm ready. And I am.