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I don't compare myself with anybody.
I would give my life up if I could have a boy.
I hate missing practice and games, not being out here.
My relationship with my sister is closer than white on rice.
I'm not limited to running or jumping or catching footballs.
With faith you can do anything and with love you can do even more.
I have a lot of things going for me, I try to be a well-rounded role model.
It's pretty satisfying to make it through a season, only missing one game year.
I haven't quite mapped it out yet, but working out and training is my lifestyle.
All I can focus on is what I can control and that's being happy. My own happiness.
I'm looking to run the fastest, but I want to prove that I'm more than a speed guy.
I don't think anybody in any sport ever sucks. You're an athlete. You're a professional.
As long as I have the respect and understanding of my teammates, that's all that matters.
I'm thankful for the relationship that I established with guys here in my time in Buffalo.
I always knew one day fatherhood would be great, I just didn't think it would be this great.
I always dreamed of doing this, being able to do track and field and the NFL at the same time.
I don't want to get too much on the football side and gain weight, so I'm as fast on the field.
It's either join the workforce or become a professional athlete, and I'd rather be a pro athlete.
I really don't focus on the competition at all. Like even on the football field it's me versus me.
At the end of the day, all I can focus on is doing what I need to do, as a player, to help the team win.
Obviously, I'm going to graduate college. So if sports don't work out, I'll have something to fall back on.
I'm always hesitant to make any serious moves because you never know how the N.F.L. will treat you, you know?
Dealing with injuries each year, it's kind of like a given that it'll happen. You've just got to push through it.
I'd love it to be in Buffalo. I love football. But I know how important it is to live your life like you want to.
I don't want to bring my personal issues to the field during game time. I don't want to take focus from anybody else.
I have proved I have more than linear speed. Track guys are known for not being able to catch, for not having good hands.
Who am I just to give up on track? This is something I've dreamed about since I was 9 years old, being an Olympic champion.
Like you see in the fairy tales, that's how it planned out in my head. Kids, little white picket fence, the American dream.
I'm tough. I have taken on hits, I've blocked. I even got MVP for blocking one game and I didn't even touch a ball that game.
I get to see my baby's development. I get to change diapers, I get to be a real father, something that I didn't have growing up.
I really don't have to disprove anything - I'm in the NFL, so whoever is thinking of me as a track guy is worried about the wrong thing.
I have the track label on me. I'm the track guy. So I have to go above and beyond the expectations of what other people will limit their bodies to.
After choosing football so many times, I feel like I'm inclined to make the right decision by finally choosing my family first, and that's real talk.
It won't change that I'm an Olympian if you call me a football player, and it won't change that I'm an NFL player if you call me a track and field athlete.
You never know, God can take my ability away any day, so I just thank God for everything he does for me, and for putting my sister in my life and motivating me.
The type of working hours you put in sometimes is overlooked. The diet. The little sacrifices that you take from your family, people don't take that into account.
I told myself at some point that I've got to hold it down for my family. I can't let work and the check and the money dictate decisions that I truly want to make.
I went and played football so I can support my family like I wanted to. Track has been my real dream, to be an Olympic champion and God gave me another opportunity.
They drafted me in the third round to come play receiver, return some kicks and that's my job. The Olympics are behind me and I'm just looking forward to helping the Bills.
I pray for everybody throughout the game, even my opponents. Outside of the game, we still have to live life, still have to lead normal lives, and we still need our bodies.
I love long-jumping, and if I'm granted the opportunity without repercussions, then I will pursue it further, but I'm obligated to Buffalo Bills football and that's the main focus.
I knew when I met Morgan that she was the perfect girl because she was in college, she was an athlete and we had the same morals and beliefs and I knew that she would be a great mom.
People outside the organization or outside of football, they don't know how hard it is to win in this league, such a high-caliber athletes and elite group of people competing each week.
I've stayed sharp, basically through football workouts. I cater those workouts to track-specific things, so I don't lose the rhythm I've always had to keep football and track in balance.
A lot of sprinters aren't football players. I'm a football player. That's the difference between me and a sprinter. My knowledge of the game. I'm totally different than any other track guy.
I like track and field for the simple reason that I determine my own outcome. I don't rely on my coach or the president or the CEO making a decision. I'm kind of like the CEO of my own corporation.
To me, no doctor can determine when it's your time to go. God really knows, and He's the only one who can really give you the day. You just have to keep the faith and live the best you can each day.
People who don't understand will try to label me as one or the other. I'm an athlete and a lot of people just have to come to terms with that. I do well in football, I do well in track. It is what it is.
My teammates give me a hard time about that all the time, 'Hey, if you catch the ball and get in an open field, I want you to long jump from the 10 into the end zone.'... I might make it happen one of these days.
Never in my life have I failed a test. I have never been opposed to testing and, in fact, have always been compliant with each and every protocol and policy associated with my competitive career in track and field.