Ricky Williams Quotes
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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 wouldn't eat a chicken if it dropped dead in front of me holding up a sign that said, Eat Me.
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I really do love football.
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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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I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people.
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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 I have a tendency to look at things subjectively rather than objectively when I reflect on my experience.
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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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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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At the core, we're all spiritual beings.
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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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I like to live in places that are kind of off in the cuts so people can't really find me even if they wanted to.
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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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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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Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.
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Playing in the National Football League, you're told, you know, where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there. Being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for what's real.
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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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In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently.
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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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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 think I'll ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. It's not in my nature.
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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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I've never been in trouble with the police.