Quotes By Ricky Williams

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.

Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It's nice.

Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.

I really do love football.

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.

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.

If I can walk, I'll play.

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.

I don't believe in regret.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.