Tony Romo
Tony Romo
Antonio Ramiro "Tony" Romois an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football for Eastern Illinois University. At Eastern Illinois, Romo won the Walter Payton Award in 2002, and led the Panthers football team to an Ohio Valley Conference championship in 2001...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth21 April 1980
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
You know you are going to go through your ups and downs in this game.
It's just like high school. If you're a freshman or a sophomore, it's hard to tell the seniors who've been through two, three, playoff games what to do.
The first game of the year is always an in-season adjustment game.
There comes a point in the game where you gotta make a play or you gotta do something to get your team over the hump, and when that time comes you gotta be able to do it.
It's about the process. It's about getting better. 'Let's execute on this play, let's execute on this drive.' You do those things, and over the course of the season you'll get better as a team and you'll get to a point where hopefully you're playing at a high level to win the games that really become at another level.
There’s no question in my mind: not only am I going to be able to make it through 16 games, I’ll make it through another five years,
I've played long enough to know that certain games are certain ways. You're gonna throw it less in others, more in others, and just look at what the team needs that day to win a football game.
When you're younger, it's about 'How can I get better? How can I become the player that I want to be?' As you get older, it's 'How can this football team improve?' While all along getting better along the way.
I think my best years are ahead of me and that's exciting.
Fame is fleeting. That stuff comes and goes. You know, as soon as I play poorly ... you won't be doing this interview--you'll be interviewing the next guy.
The Leftovers is a great basketball book that shines a light on what true competitors can overcome with a solid work ethic.
Everyone runs their own race.
As a competitor and an athlete, you love that you get to go back and challenge someone, especially the world champs.
I would have loved to have had the start that Tom Brady did, won a couple of Super Bowls early, but I wasn't good enough at the time. I have to get better. You start to understand that all the talk and noise really don't matter. Every quarterback goes through the same thing. You have to keep getting better; your team will keep getting better—and you'll have a chance.