Andrew Luck

A successful NFL quarterback must believe they are 'God's gift' to the game

When you go on the field as a quarterback, you cannot leave any room for doubt. I think one way of doing that is... you have to go out there thinking that you are God's gift to this thing. It's an intense level of confidence. I knew that I was aware also of how good I was at football... I was probably the best player.

The decision to play quarterback at an NFL level is binary: 100% in or out

To go back to playing quarterback, you're either like all in or you're not. It's a, to me, in my mind, the schema of how you emotionally, physically, psychologically, spiritually invested in quarterback is binary. You either aren't or you are 100% in. And I had a point in my life where I was like, I am unwilling to hop to the 100% in so I can't do it.

I would decline an offer to play in the Super Bowl as a last-minute emergency replacement

[If asked to play in the Super Bowl without practicing for a whole season] No, thank you. Appreciate it. And I'll tell you why: that's cheap. You gotta go all season. You gotta practice. You gotta earn that. I'd be hyped for the Colts though, if they're there.

Frank Gore is the 'teach tape' for how to be a pass-protecting running back

I got to play with Frank Gore, who's awesome by the way. No one knew pass protection better than Frank Gore. The dude got football... he is the teach tape on how to be a pass-protecting running back. And he is also the teach tape on how to be a gap scheme running back. The dude was unbelievable.