Ryan Leaf Quotes

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Ryan Leaf

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 15, 1976

Playing in the NFL, it's a privilege, it's not a right.

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I mean this country is all about second chances. Look at me.

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We're all flawed human beings trying to be better but there's consequences to your actions and you have to be accountable for 'em.

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I lay my head down every night with a ton of gratitude.

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I didn't know how to deal with real life issues the right way as a humble human being until I was humbled to the point of being put in a jail cell.

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If you can't admit your faults how can you ever grow?

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I don't want anybody to know anything about me.

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I don't believe I was meant to be a professional quarterback. I was meant to have these life experiences and be an impact on others who've struggled. That's what I'm meant to do.

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The rule is you don't play very long in this league. So you make the most out of it and you have to look at yourself in that fashion.

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I spent money on all the wrong things. Private airfare. Things like that.

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When I retired, I took my money from the financial planner and proceeded to present the front that everything was fine. I had to pretend I still made $5 million a year.

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I look back and see the integrity my dad had, but I didn't gravitate toward that. I don't see how I didn't.

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People hold me accountable. Before I would push people away, but that's not a way to be successful.

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I've always been a stubborn guy and you've got to beat me up before I'll start doing something.

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I had this giant ego of an athlete, but I was self-conscious at everything else.

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I don't judge anybody until I meet them.

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I was a college coach, and I messed up. And I found a way to deal with the consequences and be better.

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Coaching in college is not a right. It's a privilege.

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You don't want to say the money changes you, but it definitely does.

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I grew up in Montana and played football my whole life.

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