Super Bowl XLVI – Tuesday January 31, 2012(on trying to be more versatile and improve his craft as a holder) “The more things you can do the better. As long as I can help the team win, I will do whatever.”
(on what the mood of the team is) “It’s a business trip, but it’s a business trip that we may never get to relive again. So you have to soak it in to a certain extent, and at the same time get ready for the game.”
(on if Coach Belichick is loose before the game) “He is, because you have to. You can’t be too tight in this game. You want to feel some butterflies, because the adrenaline is going to help you a little bit. But you don’t want to overwhelm yourself, and by that happening throughout the whole week, you prepare for your job that is at hand and the rest will take care of itself.”
(on how Belichick has shown that he’s relaxed) “You can just tell in his demeanor, and basically, the team is that way. We are very thankful to be here, but at the same time, you sense the sense of urgency in everyone that there is a job to be done.”
(on how his time at the University of Michigan prepared him for a game like this) “For this? There are more people in the stands at Michigan, which is quite an experience. The five years I was there, it was something that, the things I learned like time management and hard work and what it takes to be successful on such a stage are lessons that you can’t pay for. You just have to live through them.”
(on if there is more pressure in his job at the Super Bowl or at the Big House at Michigan) “It’s kind of the same, because there are teammates depending on you, and that’s what it boils down to. It’s you not wanting to let your teammates down and you putting in the work to succeed for your teammates and hopefully celebrate together.
(on the experience of having other Michigan Wolverines on the Patriots’ roster) “It’s great to kind of reminisce at times, places we liked to go and eat and classes we took and teams we played, funny things that happened.”
(on if he thinks he’s found an edge in the kicking game this week) “If I would tell you, we wouldn’t have an edge anymore. But we’ve been preparing hard and we try to keep the fundamentals going across the board. Even with what we’ve accomplished so far, we can’t lose that. We need to maintain it and keep working hard.”
(on if more starters play special teams with the Patriots than with other teams) “I can’t specifically comment on that, but in the NFL, the numbers on the roster are limited, so you try to involve the people who can help you the most without jeopardizing their primary positions.”
(on if he is the only NFL player known in his homeland of Romania) “I don’t know how that came about, but there’s no way people don’t know Tom Brady more than me.”
(on if any of his friends from home will be watching) “I don’t know. It’s going to be a midnight kickoff, or a 1:00 (a.m.) kickoff there. Hopefully people will get their afternoon naps in and support me because I’ll be supporting them.”
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