I think the quarterback position, moreso than in all of sports, no other position compares - you rely on so many people to do your job.
My time at Komen has been well publicized and scrutinized, especially my departure over the funding of Planned Parenthood.
There probably isn't another position in all of team sports that I can think of that has the same level of import as the quarterback.
The quarterback is the most vulnerable one on the field. He's in an awkward position a lot of times when he throws the ball. So he does have to be protected. You lose a quarterback, you're in trouble. I don't know if they can make it too safe. I think health becomes an issue.
Russell Wilson knows who he is. He’s not a running quarterback, he’s not a throwing quarterback – he’s an athlete back there playing the quarterback position. He knows that, he understands it and his team allows him to be who he is.
When you play quarterback in the NFL, you're going to get scrutinized.
A quarterback that goes out and performs for you and is a franchise quarterback is more valuable than a player playing another position, but there's a lot more risk there. It's a more difficult position to play, and there are lot more failures.
I think that's healthy on a football team for competition to exist in every position and probably most important quarterback so that everyone on the team knows that position isn't handled any different than any other.
I understand how hard every guy in this NFL works, especially at the position, especially at the quarterback position.
Obviously, the quarterback position is an extremely important position.
I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world.
You compare a goalie position to a quarterback to a pitcher. You're going to make that decision of what's gonna happen to you. They're a high-pressure position. They're fun just for that.
Playing sports has always been my greatest pleasure. I don't smoke, I hardly drink alcohol. Sports helped get me into the presidential palace. My first position in the union was that of sports secretary.
When I was a kid, my father brought home the autobiography of Sid Luckman, the great Chicago Bears quarterback - probably an extra copy from the sports department where he worked. It was the first sports biography I ever read.
You can't help but be scrutinized, so I might as well be doing something while I'm being scrutinized.
I guess that's one of the things about playing quarterback. The quarterback gets most of the recognition.