Quotes By Ricky Williams

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.

I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength they've given me to overcome so much.

At the core, we're all spiritual beings.

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.

I don't believe in regret.

If I can walk, I'll play.

The NFL has been an amazing page in this chapter of my life. I pray that all successive adventures offer me the same potential for growth, success and most importantly fun.

If I was doing something for the money, I'd be quite miserable.

Well, I am now convinced there is no kind of fear or anxiety anyone has to live with.

The more I pay attention to what's going on inside, the more I realize that how I feel, and how I react to what I feel, really creates my reality. And the more in touch I can be, the better chance I have to control what's happening in my life.

One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.

If you identify yourself as a great football player, anytime anyone challenges that, you're going to have some kind of problem.

I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to let go is your self-image. That's what I'm working on now.

I had this notion that everyone was staring at me and judging everything about me, from my appearance to the way I talk and everything.

There is no need to smear my name or to defame my character for the sake of news.

Playing in the National Football League, you're told, you know, where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there. Being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for what's real.

The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better.

I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality.

I've gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn't come from the outside.

I'm a huge gamer, everything from PC to Xbox to PS2.

If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to California. But if you like college football, move to Texas.

In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently.

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.

There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something means you're not living in the moment. Every moment is good for something.

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.

Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.

One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.

I feel no need and have no desire to give any attention to other people's opinion of me.

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.

The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free of that stress.