Quotes By Ricky Williams
I feel no need and have no desire to give any attention to other people's opinion of me.
Ricky Williams
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.
Ricky Williams
I'm closer to being happy. I'm doing things that make me happy. In football I loved to practice and I loved to play, but I hated to be in meetings, hated to talk to the media, hated to have cameras in my face, hated to sign autographs. I hated to do all those things.
Ricky Williams
I think Ricky Williams had his time in the limelight. And I think it was good for what it was worth, and that was that.
Ricky Williams
Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.
Ricky Williams
To talk about balance, it's easier to talk about what's out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease, and disease meaning lack of ease, lack of flow... dis-ease. So any time there's disease, you're out of balance, whether it's jealousy, anger, greed, anxiety, fear.
Ricky Williams
I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'
Ricky Williams
I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people.
Ricky Williams
Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It's nice.
Ricky Williams
Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.
Ricky Williams
If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right.
Ricky Williams
I think if I were a college professor, no one would say I was uncomfortable about being shy because that might be expected. But I think because of people's stereotypes, they think of a football player as someone who is very outgoing and I'm not.
Ricky Williams
What I would tell young players is that as you get older, the best thing you can do is try to have other interests and have opportunities.
Ricky Williams
I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to being the best person I can be on and off the football field.
Ricky Williams
The people that I see on the street, they treat me more as a human being and not just an icon or a football player.
Ricky Williams
I stepped away to find out more about myself, which I was having difficulty doing as a football player. I got a chance to travel the world. I studied Eastern philosophy, and I've grown as a person so much.
Ricky Williams
I don't think I'll ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. It's not in my nature.
Ricky Williams
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.
Ricky Williams
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.
Ricky Williams