Sports executives are great at convincing themselves whatever they believe is right and simply has to be.

Somebody once told me that whatever you're listening to at 30 years old is going to be what you listen to for life and that's largely true.

Professional football is the most violent thing your eyes have ever seen.

The great thing about media now is that you have 360 degrees worth of opinions and can find whatever you want and tune out whatever you want.

If I have any attribute that serves me well, it's I don't have a long-range plan in life. I have no idea. I just don't look ahead, I really don't. You know when people get out of college and they're talking about their five-year plan. Five-year plan? I got a plan to get to Friday.

There are always late bloomers [in sport], no matter size, although big men are more often late bloomers.

The coverage [of crimes] is different. It's less angry when white [athletes] are involved, less accusatory, less judgemental. I see that in the pieces that are written and reported. At times it bothers me to the point that I just stop reading...just stop.