Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.

Happiness does not come from football awards. It's terrible to correlate happiness with football. Happiness comes from a good job, being able to feed your wife and kids. I don't dream football, I dream the American dream - two cars in a garage, be a happy father.

I sat behind Thurman Thomas for my first couple of years, then my first year starting I won the Heisman. After I won the Heisman, that’s when things changed as far as going to the NFL.

Christianity affects your whole life. I feel I'm more competitive, a better player, but off the field is where there is always a battle.

Running back was always my favorite position.

I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do in school, but I definitely didn't have adequate time to reach my full potential as a student.

I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.