Andrew Luck
Andrew Luck
Andrew Austen Luckis an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football at Stanford, won the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award as college football's player of the year, and was recognized as an All-American. He was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in both 2010 and 2011. He was named the Offensive Player of the Year in the Pac-12Conference in both 2010 and 2011. CBS Sports draft analyst Rob Rang called...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth12 September 1989
CountryUnited States of America
I think it's nice sometimes not to be plugged in 24/7 to email and the Internet and everything else. It's nice to get away.
I don't know how old my phone is, but it was only $10. It is a nice subconscious way of not having the Internet at your fingertips... e-mail, Twitter or Facebook.
I think I feel fortunate to have been very well educated in terms of strength and training while I was at school at Stanford, and I think our strength coaches here on the Colts do a great job. A big part of being able to withstand hits is making sure that you've got a good base.
It's hard not to follow other careers of NFL quarterbacks in the 24/7 news-at-your-fingertips society we live in.
I realize that as the quarterback, you have to assume some sort of leadership role because you have to talk in the huddle on every play, and you're essentially giving out orders to the team. But in my mind, I have to prove myself on the field before I can start asserting a leadership role.
Football is what you do, but it's not who you are. It's a big part of who you are. Part of who you are is you're a football player. It's your profession. It's a game you love to play. It's a game I love to play.
No one prepares to lose ... we prepare to win.
I think leadership is most effective when it's your own personality. But I feel like it's a natural progression as a quarterback, as well.
My dad hasn't said much about his college days. Oh, a few times, he might start telling stories. And I've seen some highlight film of him from college. I remember thinking he looked really small. Which is funny, because growing up, I thought he was a pretty big guy.
The victories are what I judge things on.
I think the preseason helps a lot, just to feel a little bit about the speed of the game.
Hopefully one day I can be up there with Peyton in terms of history.
I like to play football, read some books, study.
Peyton was the best, my favorite quarterback growing up.