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.
Ricky WilliamsOne of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.
Ricky WilliamsI think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality.
Ricky WilliamsDepending on their fondest memory of you, most people hold on so tightly to their fondest memory they donโt usually let you be anything greater than that. And thatโs one of the things I think I allowed myself to be a victim of earlier in my career. What I learned as I got older is I decide. I decide what itโs like for me, not other people. You can be whatever youโd like to be. You just have to choose it.
Ricky Williams