I think if I were a college professor, no one would say I was uncomfortable about being shy because that might be expected. But I think because of people's stereotypes, they think of a football player as someone who is very outgoing and I'm not.

Well, I am now convinced there is no kind of fear or anxiety anyone has to live with.

I had this notion that everyone was staring at me and judging everything about me, from my appearance to the way I talk and everything.

I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.

I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to let go is your self-image. That's what I'm working on now.

Greatness is the willingness to choose in the midst of intensity.

I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence.