Ricky Williams Quotes

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Ricky Williams

Profession : Football Player

Birth : May 21, 1977

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.

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I don't feel like my speed or my power or my desire to play this game has diminished at all.

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What I would tell young players is that as you get older, the best thing you can do is try to have other interests and have opportunities.

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

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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.

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Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.

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I started practicing yoga. I started learning some hands-on healing stuff. And I found really good chiropractors, really good massage therapists, and what I found is I've been able to actually peel off layers of trauma on my body and actually move better now than I did.

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Maybe I'm stupid or whatever, but to me if I got a concussion, if I could see straight and I could carry a football then I'm not telling anybody.

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I don't believe in regret.

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As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the world what you have and how proud you are of it, that's always fun.

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I like to live in places that are kind of off in the cuts so people can't really find me even if they wanted to.

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I allowed myself to think if I could be doing anything in the world, what would I be doing? And what came to mind is I'd be traveling a little bit, I'd be going to classes and I'd be going back to school.

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It's good to do things slow in the bush. It makes you appreciate everything a lot more.

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People are hungry because they're eating empty foods. Mine are full, and so am I.

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If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right.

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I really do love football.

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And I think if you look at any relationship, for the relationship to be productive and to move forward and to grow, sometimes things have to be said that one person or the other person is not going to like to hear.

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I've never been in trouble with the police.

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I want to really start focusing on what I want to accomplish and what it is I want to achieve, but not micromanaging this or that and focusing on the little things.

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

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