Tyrann Mathieu Quotes

Tyrann Mathieu

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 13, 1992

I'm adopted by my uncle and aunt, who I look to as my parents and people who really did everything they could to put me on the right path. I'm really grateful to them.

Tyrann Mathieu

Trust takes time, especially when you've done a lot of things for people not to trust you.

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I've got a variety of things I like to listen to. I like R&B. I like Chris Brown. I like Nas. I like Jay Z. Rick Ross. Kanye West. I try to mix it up.

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I would never twerk, no. Ever.

Tyrann Mathieu

But, yeah, I definitely want to get a Cardinals tattoo.

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I think me, as a leader, as a guy that's been cut, been humiliated, embarrassed, whatever you put on it, I think it's important just to embrace the guys around you, really support them, encourage them and then kinda give them that confidence. Let them know that you believe in them, and hopefully they'll get to believing in themselves.

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I don't have any bad vibes with LSU. I learned so much there. I experienced so much there. I had so much fun. I met great people.

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I'm always thankful for the stuff I went through and thankful for the people I've met, and I'm thankful even for some of the bad times because all of it helps get you to wherever you are in your life.

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Life is funny and weird.

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I want to be present for my kids, and my biological father wasn't present for me.

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The people of Arizona, they've been very warm and welcoming.

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I've always been quiet, for the most part, especially any time I've come into a new environment.

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A lot of guys, they feed off me... I'm extremely prideful in what I do. I think a lot of guys take heed of that. They look up to that.

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I want to be the same guy I am in the weight room that I am on the football field.

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I want to... help the young guys, help my teammates, help everybody be confident and make everybody feel like they're special.

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I don't think I can go back to New Orleans. I don't think that's possible.

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New Orleans is a great place, a place of celebration. But on the other hand, there's a reality to it, there's violence, there's misguided youth.

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I try to speak from a place of understanding and most times I'm speaking from a place of experience.

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Going to school is cool, being accountable is cool, being responsible is cool. Those things are the cool things to do.

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I've always been a player that could do a lot of different things.

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