100 Quotes by Devin McCourty

Rutgers didn't want me at first, but they wanted Jay. So I did what any smart sibling would do - I rode his coattails all the way onto the banks of the ol' Raritan.

I think the biggest I learned when I got to the NFL is everyone is different. We have guys from all over. We believe in different things. We do different things. At the end of the day, we all come to the facility for work.

Free agency is always interesting, exciting, sad. It brings all emotions.

It's just a tremendous feeling that you come from losing your father at 3 years old, to now, you and your twin brother in the NFL. A dream.

I think the more you can kind of decrease yourself and kind of increase other people's stories and give them the light, I think that's what it's all about. Whether it's community service or giving back to the community in different ways or helping people, it's not about yourself.

I always tell people the hardest thing is competing against the guys you see every day because any of my strengths that I like to go to, they see that every day.

Yeah, I think that's the best part of being nominated and receiving awards is whatever you care about that you have given time to, have served different people, you get to spotlight and highlight that.

I mean, I love New England. But after 10 years and winning three Super Bowls, something inside was telling me that I was ready for a new challenge. And I thought I might have to go elsewhere to find it.

I think that every guy who has come through New England would say that he gained a lot of knowledge and experience that made him a better football player. But they also learned what it means to be a better teammate, a better husband and a better father. I think cultivating that kind of atmosphere is something we take a lot of pride in here.