Ricky Williams Quotes
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The more I pay attention to what's going on inside, the more I realize that how I feel, and how I react to what I feel, really creates my reality. And the more in touch I can be, the better chance I have to control what's happening in my life.
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There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something means you're not living in the moment. Every moment is good for something.
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As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it's there for a long time. I've been working on being able to let things go. I don't think I ever want to buy property again.
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The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free of that stress.
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Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.
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One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.
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I look very foolish. To a lot of people I look foolish in what I'm doing and I understand that. The only thing that matters is how I feel and if I let how they feel affect me it'll change how I feel.
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The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better.
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I had a lot of friends in high school and in college, and we had a good time.
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I feel no need and have no desire to give any attention to other people's opinion of me.
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Maybe I'm stupid or whatever, but to me if I got a concussion, if I could see straight and I could carry a football then I'm not telling anybody.
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I think I have a tendency to look at things subjectively rather than objectively when I reflect on my experience.
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I can look back at it now as definitely like an initiation into adulthood. Almost overnight in the NFL, I was put on a pedestal and I was supposed to be this icon or this image of what a professional athlete was supposed to be. I felt like I just got stuck trying to be someone else and I forgot who I actually was.
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I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality.
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I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.
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In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently.
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I really do love football.
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I got high, and forgot I wasn't supposed to get high.
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I love myself. Because I'm all that I have and if I don't love myself, no one else will. Whenever I feel myself starting to dislike something I tell myself, "This is who I am," so what's the point in disliking it?
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I think Ricky Williams had his time in the limelight. And I think it was good for what it was worth, and that was that.
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One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.
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At the core, we're all spiritual beings.
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Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.
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I don't think I'll ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. It's not in my nature.