Tyrann Mathieu Quotes

Tyrann Mathieu

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 13, 1992

I want to be a beacon to kids like me, the ones who grow up without hope.

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I celebrate my teammates' plays more than I celebrate my plays.

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I think of guys like Troy Polamalu. These are guys who didn't see much action in the regular season, but when it came postseason time, they made their plays. That's ultimately how they got their names. Ed Reed. Troy Polamalu. Ty Law. Asante Samuel.

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I take great pride in being who I am. Whether I'm broken or not, I am who I am.

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Me and Sean Payton have a great relationship.

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I want people who go through tough times, hard times, or didn't have everything right-things didn't fall in their lap or go in their favor-to know that they can still achieve their dream and go to the highest of the highs.

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I just want to be remembered as an inspiration. I don't want to be remembered as anything else.

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It makes you grateful, it makes you humble that you have the opportunity to be a father and be there for your son. My father wasn't, so I just try to do the right things for my son.

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I like movies, action movies. I definitely would be an actor in Hollywood.

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LSU has a strong drug testing program and LSU went to great lengths to help me in my treatment and recovery.

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It is irresponsible and shows a lack of integrity for anyone to disclose medical information regardless of how it was gathered. I would expect that conversations regarding my drug testing history during the course of my medical treatment would be private.

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I have a Yorkie named King. Just the relationship I've developed with him is special. He really is somewhat of a best friend. When I come home from a hard day, he's always happy to see me.

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I'm always moving around. It's hard for offenses to get a grip on what I'm doing or where I'm at.

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Any team that's consistent over time, you have to respect what they have.

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I never want people to think I'm not playing my hardest or I'm not giving it my all.

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I'm surrounding myself with people who want to do what I want to do, which is be a football player.

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I've got to be the best person that Tyrann can be.

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A lot of the things that I put before football, was really not fun anymore without football.

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It's senseless. I've lost several uncles, I've lost my best friend to gun violence in New Orleans.

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Everybody can't be Lil Wayne. Some of us have to pick up a book.

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