Football has been my life for as long as I can remember.

Good luck is a residue of preparation.

One day, though, I was asked if I'd like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator.

You learnt that, whatever you are doing in life, obstacles don't matter very much. Pain or other circumstances can be there, but if you want to do a job bad enough, you'll find a way to get it done.

By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me.

Those opportunities to play in championship games are few and far between

The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win