Joe Flacco on Starting for Bengals, Perspective With Uncertainty Moving Forward

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00:00i think your perspective just changes you mature a little bit you've been through i've been through

00:04many situations where i'm not happy with what my situation is but you learn how to fight through

00:08that and you learn how to you know you learn how to like just not give attention to things that

00:14don't need that you don't need to spend energy on and um i i there's certain feelings that you're

00:21always going to have when things like that come up um and you have to be aware i think i'm aware

00:26of that and it's just like they're not doing you any good at the end of the day i will say like i

00:34think i've always probably been able to step back and see it from a positive point of view at some

00:40point like you know just because of what's going on now doesn't mean that's what's what's going to

00:45be happening in three six months a year from now you know you got to be positive about where where

00:50you know what the future holds but um you know like i said i think my job since i've been here

01:00is to take pride in what i i'm doing and do that for as long as possible and i think no matter how

01:05long i play if i continue to keep my head down and just look at that for what it is just go out there

01:11keep your head down work hard play football have pride in what you're doing show up for your guys

01:16like why do i care how long i get to do that for like i'm doing what i've been asked to come in

01:23here and do and that's all i can do and i and however long that is i want to do that as best as

01:28i can and if i'm able to do that keep my head down and do what i do the best i can then i'll be able

01:34to look at myself and be proud of it and not worry about whatever else there is so