Quotes By Ricky Williams

Human beings aren't supposed to be controlled and told what to do.

I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence.

Nine in the box... that's a football term.

And I think if you look at any relationship, for the relationship to be productive and to move forward and to grow, sometimes things have to be said that one person or the other person is not going to like to hear.

It's something that I had been pushing down my whole life. The search for meaning, I guess, the whispering of the soul.

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.

There's more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, you'll be able to enjoy your success more. It won't own you or control you.

Tomorrow doesn't really exist.

I would drive home and see people wearing my No. 34 jersey and wonder why, because I didn't feel worthy of that. And all the time I just knew people were staring at me, talking about me everywhere I went.

I have no room in my life for any form of negativity or nonacceptance.

I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.

Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by myself.

I've always been attracted to things that are taboo. I've never been afraid to go to that dark place.

As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it's there for a long time. I've been working on being able to let things go. I don't think I ever want to buy property again.

Maybe I'm stupid or whatever, but to me if I got a concussion, if I could see straight and I could carry a football then I'm not telling anybody.

It's good to do things slow in the bush. It makes you appreciate everything a lot more.

Well, I don't think I've necessarily ever been a passionate football player or a passionate person.

When you make that crossover from life to real life, when you're not treated as a child anymore but as a man, and you are no longer given the benefit of the doubt, it takes some courage to face that.

I don't feel like my speed or my power or my desire to play this game has diminished at all.

I think I have a tendency to look at things subjectively rather than objectively when I reflect on my experience.

I really do love football.

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.

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.

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