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

I love myself. Because I'm all that I have and if I don't love myself, no one else will. Whenever I feel myself starting to dislike something I tell myself, "This is who I am," so what's the point in disliking it?

And any time you feed your ego, it's a one-way street. ... There were so many things I had to deal with that erased the positives I got from playing the game that it wasn't worth it. It's like eating a Big Mac and drinking a Diet Coke.

A team takes on the personality of the head coach.

I really do love football.

I wouldn't eat a chicken if it dropped dead in front of me holding up a sign that said, Eat Me.

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