But every day I tell my story, and be comfortable with my story and be comfortable with what I've done, and what I did, and how I am today, it lessens the likelihood it will ever happen.

If they play dirty, then you play dirty.

Football is not a game for the weak of heart, because every day you've got a hundred reasons to take all those pads off and say, 'F-k it.'

I don't live that life anymore, it's as simple as that.

All you can do is put your story out there enough times and hope that a couple will understand that no matter what type of athlete you are - there were no athletes better than I was, there was no one who had more going for him than I did, there was no athlete stronger mentally than I was.

People get hurt all the time in the game of football, it's part of what we do.

And once you cross over into that world, no matter how strong you are, you have to pay the price.