I should have been thinking more about my family, how I raised my children, how I maintained life's work, so to speak.

I can't compare family to athletics.

I think I could have become an outstanding professional baseball player, but I don't think I could have reached the heights that I have in football - being one of the very top players in the game, being a world champion.

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

I'd rather go to Vietnam than get married.

It's not how you fall that counts.. It's how you get up

Of course, in pro ball, they never hit the quarterback in practice.