The people that I see on the street, they treat me more as a human being and not just an icon or a football player.

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?

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

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.

I've followed freedom for a long time and I finally feel I've got more of it. People talk about the money that I've given up and the money that I've lost. But the knowledge and the wisdom that I've gotten from this experience is priceless.

Human beings aren't supposed to be controlled and told what to do.

I think it's very easy for people to stereotype athletes, good and bad.