I stepped away to find out more about myself, which I was having difficulty doing as a football player. I got a chance to travel the world. I studied Eastern philosophy, and I've grown as a person so much.

If you identify yourself as a great football player, anytime anyone challenges that, you're going to have some kind of problem.

It used to be irritating just because someone can meet you and before they would get a chance to get to know you, they’ll go find someone else’s story about who I am. For me personally, I just always think it’s more interesting to get to know the person myself.

I am more mature. I'm a better football player. I just feel like this is my time.

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.

I have no room in my life for any form of negativity or nonacceptance.

I'm a huge gamer, everything from PC to Xbox to PS2.