I'm against people reading statements. When you read statement, I automatically take it as though you can't talk, and it's not real.

Pain is one of life's great lessons. You need to know how you'll react to the negatives in your life. Only then will you learn from the pain, and the next time it happens, you can speed up your healing process.

When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge.

I could not bounce back from my divorce - emotionally - I just could not bounce back.

Being gifted intellectually is only a small part of the equation of success. Concentrate on the factors you have control over: persistence, self-discipline, confidence. Far more failures are due to lack of will than lack of ability.

I didn't respond well to a firm hand and insults.

As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then again, boy... there's something about winning a Super Bowl.