Being from North Carolina, it's kind of slow-paced. There's not too much going on there, whereas in New Orleans, there's always something going on. I just love all the people, going out to dinner and enjoying anything I want.

It's a business now. But you still have little butterflies in your stomach before every game.

I've always been vertically challenged. I never grew at all until my junior year of high school-if you call that growing.

For me, hip-hop culture is involved in everything - it's in me, in who I am, in how I dress, how I talk. It's in my son and my wife.

No matter where you put me, I don't care if it is North Carolina, Florida, California, New York City; I'm going to be who I am.

You can replace houses. You can't replace people. I mean, it's left me speechless. I was talking to P.J. (Brown) about it. When the storm hit, I just kept it on CNN and watched the whole thing. Just seeing Canal Street, knowing I was there just a few days before storm and seeing all those stores I went in being under water. Unbelievable.

Exercise and good nutrition helped make me what I am today and are critical in allowing me stay on top of my game.