Quotes from Andy Dalton

I'd rather people just call me by my name, Andy, than 'Red Rifle.'

I have to be honest with myself, and make sure I am doing things the right way.

I'm not necessarily the guy that's going to get in your face and scream at you or anything like that. I'll say what I need to, but I like my actions to show what I'm about.

At the end of the day, you just want to be yourself because people can see when you're not.

I try to have as much patience as possible.

I work really hard. I'm a perfectionist.

Working with Balanced Body has been amazing. It's become a big part of my routine.

If you've grown up in a church, college is a time you may branch away from that.

Whatever you do during the regular season doesn't matter once you get to the playoffs.

Everybody sees the Bills fans and how crazy they can be. But they use that craziness for good.

At the end of the day, the way I go about it is don't let somebody else's opinion of you define who you are. Don't let other people's thoughts or whatever it is be true.

One of the biggest pieces of advice I'd give you is: Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality. If you're in high school, there are definitely things being said about you. Don't let them determine who you are.

Let the doubters talk as much as they want. I know my game, and I know I'm helping my team win games. That's all that matters.

There's been a lot of good people in Cincinnati who have pushed me, my wife and my family to be better people, and we're grateful for that.

The most rewarding thing for me is people coming up and thanking me for being a great character guy for their kids; for being a class act off the field. That is the kind of person I want to be. It's very fulfilling.

I think the coaching and the emphasis being put on different aspects of the game is what makes Texas high school football the best out there.

The number of starting quarterbacks in the NFL from Texas speaks for itself.

It's a quarterback-driven league, so quarterbacks get rewarded a lot of money.

Pushing guys to be the best, that's part of the role I've always taken being a quarterback.

It all goes through the quarterback.

A quarterback has got to take control and I feel like I've done a good job with that. Not just what we're doing offensively, but in the locker room getting to know guys and hanging out with guys. All of that is going to make you a better team.

It's hard to be a leader right away, but playing quarterback, you have to.

Pilates works all the small muscles in your body and there's so much core that comes with it - and core is so important for a quarterback.

When I'm on the field, if something doesn't go exactly as it's planned, I'm going to say something before a coach is going to say something. I'm going to get to it quicker and try to get it corrected.