“I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love ...” — Drew Bledsoe Quote

“I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans. I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time.”

“The positives of retiring outweighed the positives of returning and my desire to still play.”

“Getting hurt and watching Tom Brady take over and beginning what's been just a spectacular run of his, and to come back and play in the AFC Championship Game against the Steelers in Pittsburgh, and help us win that game, is a memory that stands out very clearly.”

“I have been left-wing always, from childhood.”

“Genius is the recovery of childhood at will.”

“As a child, I was never drawn toward depraved or extreme situations; I really wanted a normal little childhood. Unfortunately, that's just not what happened.”