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I want to be the future of a franchise.
Rich Aurelia was my favorite growing up.
I think I can bring tremendous leadership.
I want to leave Cal with a winning legacy.
I hold myself to a high standard on and off the field.
I like 'Harry Potter.' I've seen all of them, I think.
I think I'm a face of a franchise. I can make an impact.
I think I can be a guy who can make an impact right away.
I'll be happy to go anywhere that will take me, honestly.
I'm extremely accurate; that's one of my biggest strengths.
Continuing to grow and continuing to improve is my main goal.
That's what helped me be successful is staying as calm as possible.
I think I'm fairly laid-back. I like to have fun and kind of just be happy.
I think my pocket presence and my ability to extend plays speak for themselves.
Repetition every day. That's something the great ones do is never get complacent.
I don't want to be a quarterback that has all these stats but didn't win a lot of games.
I'm playing quarterback, I'm playing football, and I don't try to make it more than that.
I try to pride myself in having really quick feet and being able to set up and throw balls in time.
Honestly I'm excited for whatever team wants to draft me, and I'm excited to make an impact right away.
Taylor Swift is cool. And I like her music. She's a great performer, and she's fun to listen to at times.
I think I throw the ball down the field pretty well, but I think I'm really accurate and make good decisions.
I really just want to go to a team that really wants me and wants to use me the right way and make me successful.
I'm going to focus on myself and continue to get myself better because I have plenty of things I need to work on.
My pregame music includes a nice little mixture. Probably a little Counting Crows, maybe some Avicii. Taylor Swift.
The competitor in me wants to play, but it's not my job to make that decision. That's what the coaches are paid for.
Every day, you try to get better, and I don't think I'll ever be complacent and happy with where I am, no matter what.
I did The Sorting Hat, and it was the Gryffindor, and I was like, 'I'm not doing it again. It could be something bad.'
You take your shots when you have them, and I threw a lot of touchdowns, but I'm always going to take care of the football in the red zone.
There is obviously going to be a transition. There is a transition with every quarterback going from college to the NFL. I'm excited for it.
I know what my teammates think about me, I know what my coaches think about me. I don't concern myself with what anyone thinks outside of that.
The combine's a great experience, and I'm sure everyone will tell you the same thing. Cool experience, lots of fun, would never want to do it again.
What the people say on TV means nothing to me, and it means nothing to anybody that's actually playing football. It's for the fans to watch and enjoy.
I learned you're going to have to start from the ground up, and honestly, it starts with hard work, hard work in the offseason, and no shortcuts really.
I'm just worried about what I'm doing. Case has played well, and Case is doing a great job. But at the same time, I'm not going to concern myself with him.
I wouldn't be the first quarterback from California to go to cold weather. I think Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are doing pretty well and been able to do it.
I think I'm going to improve a team the day I get there, honestly. I think I can be the guy who can play right away, the guy who can sit if I need to and learn.
I like my kind of innate and natural ability in the pocket, and ability of anticipation, and all that stuff that's important when it comes to playing quarterback.
Guys like Bryce Treggs, Chris Harper, Kenny Lawler, Darius Powe, Richard Rodgers, Jackson Bouza. All those guys are incredible. They run great routes and have great hands.
Having my feet be as good as I want them to be can get me out of a lot of problems when I'm in the pocket and stuff starts to break down. There's rarely ever a perfect pocket.
I'm not going to worry about any outside pressure or distractions or any of the things that comes with being the #1 pick. I know there is responsibility that comes with it, but I'm ready to get after it.
The way I've always seen it is, I don't want him to do bad. I want him to do good. But when I'm competing with somebody, I want my best to be better than his. That's just how I've been. I'm not wishing bad for anybody.
If you're on a bus and going down a snowy mountain like in Tahoe, and the bus loses its brakes, where do you want to be sitting? Immediately, you all think, 'In the back.' But in the front would be the correct answer. As a quarterback, you want to take control of it.
Rick Neuheisel was recruiting me, and he told me something, and I'll never forget it: he said you make your money in the red zone. If you're down there, that's already three points, so don't turn the ball over. I kind of took that to heart, and I'm always very careful in the red zone.
I've been a good player my whole life and expect to continue to work hard and continue to do everything that I have done and try not to take any steps back. Try to stay the course and be the best player and the best teammate and hopefully the best leader I can be, and play as well as I can.