I was definitely worried. I was pacing all day. I was definitely worried because you never know.

Running the football is all about attitude. It's the attitude of the guys up front, hitting the defense and maintaining their technique. We didn't have that attitude last year.

I saw the coaches around. It was kind of understood. When I really understood was when I walked in and (offensive line) coach (Bill) Muir gave me a big hug and told me congratulations.

It's something I set out to do. I wanted to be here from the very beginning to the very end. Hopefully I can be here all through the season.

We don't do Lincoln Day Dinners in South Carolina. It's nothing personal, but it takes a while to get over things.

It's not a pleasant Australia Day to be celebrating down here in Victoria with a number of going fires still occurring right across the state. Significant risk exists coming into an extreme fire weather day like today in a normal setting, that's compounded when we enter that weather pattern with large fires right across the state that are stretching resources.