When I retired, I felt that I lived more in that year than I had the previous 27 years of my life.

A team takes on the personality of the head coach.

At the core, we're all spiritual beings.

I would drive home and see people wearing my No. 34 jersey and wonder why, because I didn't feel worthy of that. And all the time I just knew people were staring at me, talking about me everywhere I went.

Playing in the National Football League, you're told, you know, where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there. Being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for what's real.

If I was doing something for the money, I'd be quite miserable.

Everywhere I go, people hear Ricky Williams and the next thing they think is marijuana or wasted talent.