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The reality of it, excuse me, is when you're in the public they already have a perception of you, ... And that can be a little awkward.
The biggest thing is not to lose your confidence and realize you've got to work through those mistakes to yourself a chance to improve.
I'll tell you, there were only a few games in my career where I was totally oblivious to everything around me, where I was in the zone.
At USC, if you're running back there, and you do gain you over 1,500 yards, people see you as a candidate, but not one of the top ones.
You certainly know when you have an opportunity, and you want to take advantage of it. And it's certainly disappointing when you don't.
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.
You can't really make the decision for the coaches. I don't know what's going to happen. If I knew, then I would tell you, but I don't.
Having come so close to death, I now value just how precious life truly is and want to ride what God gave me until the wheels fall off.
And the most important thing at the end of the day is that we stay together as one in relaying the information to the rest of the guys.
You never know what a person is going through, regardless of how much money they make or however great a life you think they're living.
I know how much my late center Mike Webster suffered. I can only imagine what a lot of defensive players from my era are going through.
There's a company that wants to put hair on me! I don't know if it's plugs, I'm sure it is. I laughed and said, 'You gotta be kidding.'
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
The rivalry is huge between South Carolina and Clemson. It's major bragging rights; one of the most intense things I've been a part of.
The only thing even in this world is the number of hours in a day. The difference in winning or losing is what you do with those hours.
I didn't know exactly what I wanted to do in school, but I definitely didn't have adequate time to reach my full potential as a student.
Christianity affects your whole life. I feel I'm more competitive, a better player, but off the field is where there is always a battle.
When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don't repeat it.
I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning.
I keep my eyes open. I pay attention to how different types of people express their personal style, how they put their clothes together.
I'm just going about my business. Am I going to bend over backwards to assure everybody that I'm a good guy? No, I'm not going to do it.
You know, a football coach is nothing more than a teacher. You teach them the same subject, and you have a group of new guys every year.
I am an all-around player. I'm like LeBron James. I can drive, I can shoot, I can pull up. To be honest, you can't game-plan against me.
No one can beat Momma. She made me the person I am today - the way I think and act and move and talk and speak. It's all because of her.
I'd visited South Africa even before I started playing for Portugal, because I used to come here with my brother when I was still a kid.
If you are making mistakes at centre-back then inevitably that results in an effort on your goal and your goalkeeper has to make a save.
I always said I wanted to be a great athlete, ever since I was an overweight little kid. I just love competing in any kind of athletics.
I was impressionable at that age, and my high school coach did such an unbelievable job helping me, so I want to do that for other kids.
My mom and dad taught me a lot. They kept me out of trouble and told me to go a better route. They taught me how to be a man, basically.
There was a hidden narrative I felt we could get into, It's about an accessible world. Family and relationships are accessible subjects.
Only a handful of professional football athletes have had a signature shoe, unlike in basketball where there have been a number of guys.
It has been my dream since I was just a little kid to play in the NFL ... I can't tell you how excited I am for this dream to come true.
As the member of a firefighter family myself, supporting the widowed families of rescue workers is an important, personal cause of mine.
Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.
The speed will increase and the players will be better, but also the players around you will be a lot better. It all cancels itself out.
I don't think I've arrived. I think I'm continuing to get there, getting closer and closer to where I want to go. But I'm not there yet.
I've had some unbelievable successes, and I've also learned painful lessons through failures so low I can hardly stand to think of them.
My biggest problem when I was younger was trying to balance my ability with what the team needed me to do to officially run the offense.
On the field, you come into sync with your teammates and coaches and together you achieve something that you could never do on your own.
Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.
It's about the journey--mine and yours--and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better.
Playing professional sports, it's important to eat healthy and take care of your body. In the offseason, rest is really important to me.
It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.
When your woman gives you the silent treatment, say you're sorry, or you'll find out how truly sorry you are when her monologue resumes.
We live in an age that is driven by information. Technological breakthroughs... are changing the face of war and how we prepare for war.
I mean the first thing you think about when you hear the Cowboys is that star, 'America's Team,' and all of that. It's a great franchise.
Leadership is a position where you want to create the opportunity to inspire people to walk along beside you, not listen to what you say.
I don't care how much talent a team has - if the boys don't think tough, practice tough, and live tough, how they play tough on Saturday.
I plan on staying at Alabama for the rest of my career. I guarantee that I'll be here for you through it all, regardless of what happens.
I think real true success is when, yes, you have reached the goal, reached yours, but it's how many others you have helped along the way.