CARSON WENTZ

I'm one that doesn't let the pressure or any of the outside kind of scrutiny, all those things, really get to me.

A lot of guys have tons of talent, but it boils down to the mental side of things. Preparing and knowing your offense and studying the defense. Being able to read and react quickly. The mental side is often overlooked.

I think the biggest thing, even from Day 1 after the draft, was coach DeFillipo being very detailed with everything.

There is just something about being out in open country, about seeing the sun rise over a pond, that's really beautiful.

I remember just praying, 'Dear Lord, please let me grow to be at least 6 feet.'

Coach Pederson, for me, the communication we have is clear, and it's an open line. He really respects my opinion on plays. If I'm feeling something... he instills a lot of confidence in me. That is huge.

I'm just going to compete my tail off and hopefully win a lot of games.

It doesn't matter if you're winning or losing. You've got to be the same guy; you've got to prepare the same.

If the team's winning, I'm going to do whatever I can to help the team, whether that's from third-string role, backup, starter, it doesn't matter. I'm going to do what I can to prepare and help the team.

I view every day just as an opportunity.

I'm a very motivated person. I don't need extra motivation.

Playing football in Fargo has a total big-time feel. Everyone says it's FCS and it's a smaller school, but in Fargo, North Dakota, and in the state of North Dakota, NDSU football is the real deal.

I just have to have trust in my guys to make plays. I play at a confident, fast pace, and when I like something, I take it. I rip it.

I think one thing I had going for me that a lot of rookies didn't is that we played 15, 16 games every year in college.

When you come in as the second overall pick, the last thing you want is for guys to think you believe you've made it. Because that's the farthest thing from the truth.

Football is football; I don't care if you're doing it in Division II, NAIA, or in the SEC or anything in between.

I do have a little chip on my shoulder. I want to make a name for this state. I want to represent this state well so that's kinda the chip on my shoulder in that regard.

Every down is important.

You just control what you can control and just hopefully go win games and keep getting better.

All men are wired to be in control of what's going on in their life.

A photographic memory, to me, is kind of like brainiac, genius type. I don't think I have that.

I'll be in a cadence, and I'll start to see one thing that a defense is starting to do, I'm like, 'I saw that two months ago on film.' And then that triggers whatever call you need to make.

I've read some things that people said about me, and some of it's not even close to accurate. Honestly, I don't even have ESPN in my house. There's really no point.

I know we're not going undefeated. I know I'm not going to throw a touchdown every game.

I listen to worship music before the game to calm my nerves and just go out and have fun. It's a game, and I try to enjoy it.