Tyrann Mathieu Quotes

Tyrann Mathieu

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 13, 1992

I moved to Humble under really unfortunate circumstances obviously, Hurricane Katrina, so our family was displaced here for four months. Humble was a home for us.

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You gotta have faith. You gotta keep your head up.

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I've always wanted a perfect life.

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A lot of people do impulsive things. They just go with their moves. I used to do that. Once I was able to control my mind, I was able to control my actions.

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I'd rather be a shooting star than a fading star.

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When you surround yourself with the wrong people it's going to backfire every time.

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I want to start a foundation called Second Chance. I was given a second chance, so I want to reach out to different groups of people. It would be nice to give that opportunity to others.

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I don't want anyone to believe in me more than me.

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I've got two parents, I don't ride around with guns, and I've never put my hands on a woman. But the only team that believed me was the Cardinals.

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Not too many people have my story. And this is my story: A guy goes from unknown to a Heisman Trophy finalist. He gets kicked out of school. He absolutely rebounds himself. He becomes a millionaire. He's taking care of his family. And then he's getting injured.

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I was a rock star. I was the president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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My adopted parents were able to pay for me to go to a private school. So I had it better than most people.

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But when you talk about the education and you talk about the lack of recreation for kids to do, I mean, it's second to none in New Orleans when you talk about the lack of opportunities for young people. And it's not just black kids, it's white kids. It's Asian kids. I had Vietnamese kids in my class that had lack of opportunities.

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I was fortunate. And I hate using the word lucky, but I was very, very lucky. Because, all of those things were around me man. The violence, the drugs, the abuse of women. All these things were present in my life. And I take a step back and I try to reflect on my journey and what helped me out.

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I know what it feels like to lie to people. I know what it feels like for people not to trust you.

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Many times I looked in the mirror and didn't see anything. Couldn't see anything. I didn't see anything in the mirror. It was me, but I didn't truly know my soul, my spirit.

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LSU is the only fan base that truly knows Tyrann. I couldn't play for another school. I just couldn't do it. I wouldn't have given my all playing for another school. I was only going to give my all for LSU.

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I think Tom Brady is one of the greatest competitors of all time.

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My whole life, I've seen things I can't unsee.

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Big-time college ball is a business, and they work you to death. You're in the gym at 7 A. M., got classes all morning, then five hours of practice a day.

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