My ultimate goal is for that next generation coming up, who didn't see me play, go, 'Oh, he used to play football?'

As the game gets bigger, it get bigger for the players.

We're sympathetic, but once you step on the field, football's football.

These athletes can be considered the gods in certain ways and the fans can be considered parishioners.

I have the best memories as a kid eating ice cream. It was a family tradition that I had with my father. It was nice.

My ultimate goal is for that next generation coming up, who didn't see me play, go, 'Oh, he used to play football?'

I was scared every time I put on a uniform and stepped on the field. I’m scared every day I go into the studio and I come on stage because I fear that I will not live up to what is expected. I fear that somebody who spent a lot of money to come into our studio, to come to New York and they’ll walk away and go, ‘I could have stayed at home.’ I feared that as a player a fan would come to the stands and I wouldn’t perform well. Just the way I’m built. I’m more scared of failure than I am excited about the accolades that come with success.