Mitchell Trubisky

You're not allowed to put anything on a steak.

Some people get nervous when I run because quarterbacks, they gotta go down and stay healthy.

I appreciate greatness.

I grew up watching LeBron.

I don't really get flustered.

There's just something inside of me that wakes me up every day and pushes me and wants me to be great.

I would say I'm not like the loudest guy, but I lead by example, and I just make sure all my teammates are on the same page and that they know that everybody has a job to do.

I'm just confident in my abilities and who I am as a person.

Even though I hated being a backup as a competitor, I embraced my role and I found ways to get better on my own.

No pressure on the outside is greater than the pressure I put on myself.

Unless you're from Cleveland, northeast Ohio, you really don't understand. It's a sense of pride that we have. You just kind of root for the teams in that area.

I'm just like everyone else. I want to spend time, go out to to eat, hang out with my family, and I love talking to and meeting new people. But I'm just a person.

I actually haven't had a Chicago-style hot dog.

It doesn't matter how big the stage is. If all 11 guys are on the same page and we believe in what we're doing and we execute it, then plays are going to work. It's really as simple as that.

It really doesn't matter whether you get picked first, second or in the sixth or seventh round. It's an amazing opportunity to play at this level.

Mitch, Mitchell - I don't care, but my mom prefers Mitchell. I'll answer to either one.

Your life can change in one year. You can go from a nobody, not even getting any playing time on a college team, to being one of the most highly touted quarterbacks coming out of college for the draft.

It's weird to think about money and all that other stuff. I really just want to play football.

My mom's a character. My dad was my coach, but my mom was the one who was hard on me. I would come home from a game in high school after throwing five touchdowns and she would say, 'Oh, you played all right. You can do a little better.'

Every little thing you do is going to add up and be the difference and contribute to your success. If you believe in that, it's going to make you want to get 1 percent better every day. Do that extra one rep in the weight room. Do that extra mental rep at practice. Stay a little longer because it's going to add up and be the difference.

I know who I am. I'm proud of my journey.

I want to be the guy calling the shots.

There's an inner desire, something inside of me, that's always wanted to be great and leave a mark.

I've realized that these people you look up to - watching Aaron Rodgers, watching Tom Brady - they're humans just like I am. They can make mistakes. They're just people.

Coach Nagy has a gunslinger mentality.

I've got to have two hands on the ball when I'm leaving the pocket, when I'm moving in the pocket.

It's just like, you make a goal list - you write your goals down, you check it off once you get there and you make a new one.

I'm a little OCD.

I like to be organized, I like to stick to my schedule. That's how I stay focused.

When you think you're on top of your game, you've got to change it, and keep evolving and keep getting better.

I just need to direct traffic, get everyone lined up, in and out of the huddle and make sure everything is crisp so that everyone is on the same page.

When I'm in the huddle, it is my huddle, and I mean, that's how it needs to operate.

The quarterback position is a role of leadership, and I feel just who I am as a person, I bring different types of leadership to the table.

So as long as my shoulders are level and I pull through with my hips, the ball should go where it's supposed to go.

My throwing motion is what it is.

I've got a quick release and I can throw the ball accurately as long as I bring my feet with me.

It's football. It's what I was born to do.

As a competitor, you want the biggest, tallest challenge you can possibly ask for.

You've just got to read your read keys and rep it in practice and then just do your job on the field.

It's great to have great practices during the week, but you gotta make sure you are performing on game day and making those plays for your team.

If you take the expectations off of what we're supposed to do and just play free, I think that allows you to play to the best of your ability.

You've got to focus on getting better at one thing at a time, every single drill, every single snap.

It's not really about what I can do individually, it's about what we can accomplish as a team.

I want to play this game as long as possible, and I want to do it as long as I can here in Chicago.

That's how the NFL is. It's a dangerous, violent game, and there's only so many opportunities, and only the best of the best play it.

Any time you feel like you're not playing up to your potential, I think that drives you.

I don't know about the future; no one really does. I'm excited about the possibilities of what can happen, and I feel good about it.

I'm just confident about where my career is headed.

You don't play as well as you want in the first half - I mean, who cares? Put it behind you. There's always a next play to be had.

I need to be the leader day in and day out - and I will be.