I think as you get older and things don't work as much as they used to, you've got to have a tendency to do what's right for your body.
Andre ReedWhen you are younger you tend to overtrain and you don't realize it because you're so high on adrenaline and stuff.
Andre ReedSome guys don't have to work out as hard as other guys do, but if you balance all that together then your longevity is definitely going to be greater. So, I would tell my 20-year-old self not to over-train.
Andre ReedYour diet has to be number one. If you don't eat the right things, it doesn't matter who you are. Sometimes those foods treat people differently.
Andre ReedI think that while kids are in college they don't think that fitness and nutrition are really important things. But once they get to the NFL it's a job, and just like any other job you've got to be at your best to a certain point, especially with a job like this. You've got to be fit and you've got to eat the right things.
Andre Reed