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I have grown so much since I started in this league and it's something that I feel that every single year I'm always learning, always growing.
I just have to make sure that for 60 minutes, I'm going out there and doing my job, running routes the best that I can and trying to get open.
Remove 'can't', 'won't' and 'shouldn't' from your vocabulary when they restrict attainment. Persevere if you truly believe your cause is just.
Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.
I hope I help lead my son's high school team to a state championship by the time I'm 45. I don't think I'm gonna have a helmet on when I'm 45.
I know some 'thugs,' and they know I'm the furthest thing from a thug. I've fought that my whole life, just coming from where I'm coming from.
In the pocket, you do have some protections, but you get out of the pocket, and defenders' eyes get big. Sometimes you learn that the hard way.
You know what's funny? There's times when you catch a ball and really didn't even see that ball. You're like, 'That couldn't have been all me.'
Anything negative that comes at me throughout the week, you just take it and put it in that box over there for motivation and use it on Sunday.
Well, if you count my phone as an access point (which I do), I'm pretty much constantly online unless I'm at an event or practice or something.
I was very close to playing at an Ivy League School. The Division I schools, when a coach would come visit all he would talk about was my size.
Today, professional football is about profit and making money. But it's not about how much money you spend, it's about how wisely you spend it.
As foreign as it would be for you to go running in regular shoes, I want it to be just as foreign for you not to work out in your Under Armour.
By in large in this country the issue of gay rights and equality should be past the point of debate. Really, there should be no debate anymore.
My career, it's turned out to be something more than I ever thought and more than I ever dreamed. It's been an unbelievable ride. It's amazing.
I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected, and credible individuals, none of which applies to Skip Bayless.
Don't listen to what people tell you, there are always doubters. Work hard, believe in yourself, and believe in your ability and just work hard.
You want to go out there and do what's best for the team, help your team move the ball down the field, make plays, help them win football games.
I feel fortunate that there was a place like the CFL where I could hone my skill and become a consistent football player and have a nice career.
When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones who get criticized the most.
When I came to Ole Miss, everyone expected me to bring the program back to its glory days. I didn't want to put that kind of pressure on myself.
My biggest hero was Roman Gabriel, who was the QB of the Rams, and Roger Staubach. Those were the two guys I tired to emulate when I was little.
I don't give a damn what anybody says. I don't think at 70 and 75 that you can be as productive and efficient as you were when you were 40 or 50.
When speaking to young people, I tell them that it is important to make sure that your mind is right, so you will have something to fall back on.
When there are doubters, it always fuels the fire a little bit. When people say you can't do something, if you are a competitor, that drives you.
I know I probably never will win the league MVP or passing title. That is not why I play the game. I try to win football games and championships.
As a football player, as an athlete, as a competitor - that dream of being able to play in the Super Bowl, you're never going to let that one go.
I know they don't come very often in this business, so every chance I get to step out on the field, wherever it was, I worked as hard as I could.
With wealth, I can do pretty much what I want. But you've got to provide a good example because you have a lot of people that look up to you now.
First of all I'm not a fan of Twitter. Nothing against their program or what they have, but as an athlete I think you need to get off of Twitter.
You can try your best and do everything right for the most part and still not get sacks, and sometimes you can get sacks that fall into your lap.
New York is a great place to be if you want to make an impact and be involved in charities or philanthropic organizations like my wife and I are.
Growing up, I always thought of Detroit as a basketball town because of the Pistons, but everyone says it's really, at its core, a football town.
I'm excited about the opportunity to get out there and show not only what I can do but, more importantly, what this team can do with me in there.
Don't tell me that the rules prohibit you from hitting a guy up top. You have a whole target area above his knee up to his neck that you can hit.
I love Oprah, she's my hero in terms of a lot of things - what's not to love about Oprah? When I look at Oprah, I see all heart. She's wide open.
As a former player, I have a real appreciation for a guy like Aaron Rodgers and how much time he puts into his craft and how good he is doing it.
I'm not like some guys who, if the Ravens lose, are ready to jump off the top of M&M Stadium. There are other things in life besides pro football.
Brian Dawkins, to me, in an era I played in, there were three, really four safeties where their numbers and their impact on the game stands alone.
I was a very private person. All of a sudden, to see myself all over the internet and be like, "Oh god, do I want people to even hear this stuff?"
Companies are looking to be quicker with content, provide faster approval and be able to capitalize on the conversation and content of the moment.
As a kid, I never thought I saw myself as unusual. I always thought that lots of people could do what I did. More and more I realized I was wrong.
Success doesn't happen quickly. It happens from doing the same thing over and over, becoming great at it, and delivering great value to consumers.
We don't tell a 17-year-old kid that Nike sucks, because the fact of the matter is, Nike doesn't suck. They're actually very good at what they do.
Going in is really more of an acknowledgment that kids in poverty, in their situations, can get out of it, and it doesn't always come from sports.
Coach Bo Pelini and coach Carl Pelini are two coaches I talk to on a regular basis, especially coach Bo. They are coaches I feel elevated my game.
You think, "Aw man, I would never want somebody else's poop on my hand," but when it's your child, "Oh, it's not that bad, I'll just wash it off."
First you have to spread on the rust performer, then you add a coat of protective enamel, and then you spray on the satin finish so you look good.
The more I heard that I couldn't make it, the more I was determined to do it. I never liked being told that I'm not good enough to do this or that.
In this position I play, it's just repetition and continuing to throw the routes and getting that velocity back that you would throw in game speed.