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
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.
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.
It's funny, you can get over the win pretty quick and get ready for the next opponent. When you lose, it just eats at you.... What could we have done? What should I have done? All those things. Just part of playing professional sports and sports in general.
I don't think about it, 'Wow! I'm the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.' For me, this is my job. This is what I've been preparing to do. And I really want to win badly.
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.
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.
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.
As a competitor and an athlete, you love that you get to go back and challenge someone, especially the world champs.