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It takes about three times as long to explain to someone why you won't give them an autograph as it does to actually give them an autograph.
From my old neighborhood, I learned nothing was guaranteed, not even life itself. You better get it today, because tomorrow is not promised.
I never really called people out. It was more along the lines of teasing a person. It started for me in fifth grade on the basketball court.
Whenever something good happens to me, I try-it may sound kind of bad-to think a little negative. I just always try to keep myself grounded.
Half is not enough protection, half is my fault and half is them just doing a good job. I know it's 150 percent, but I'm a little tired now.
In the midday sun, a bright light will be barely noticed. Yet in the darkest night, even the smallest light can make an enormous difference.
Man doesn't dictate what you do or how you do it. If you believe in God, believe in God; have your faith in him. That's where my faith lies.
I was fortunate that I was an only child. I had two parents who I really cared about, and they cared about me, so I got off to a good start.
Every day I wake up and that’s my goal, to be on a constant quest for knowledge and do something different, being unique and being uncommon.
You know, I want to be the uncommon one. I think it's pretty cool that I'm only 5'11, you know, and playing in the National Football League.
The NFL Legends Community is the epitome of service. This isn't about promoting you anymore. It's about promoting something bigger than you.
I was always a talker. You just don't wake up one morning and say, I think I want to talk a little more.' Some are better at it than others.
While I am a fervent believer in free markets and limited government, there are rare instances in which government involvement is necessary.
I was made to go to church and I heard the gospel songs, and every now then somebody would come through with a guitar and that was a thrill!
As you get to know me, you kind of figure me out, that I'm not as probably as bad of a guy that I've been reported to be. I'm not that jerk.
When I'm 75 years old, I want to say that I chased my dream. I didn't let other people's opinions dictate what I have in my book of my life.
Honestly, I'm just trying to do the best I can with every opportunity I'm given, and when I'm given the opportunities make the most of them.
Of course I want to look nice and have a good appearance, but more than the outer shell, I want people to want to be around me for my heart.
I want to support kids that not a lot of people believe in. Give them an opportunity to do good in school, play sports and get scholarships.
When it's over, it's over is part of football's greatest appeal to me. When a game ends, win or lose, it's time to prepare for the next one.
A big hit is all part of the game. If you want to make a lot of big hits, you forget about the one you just made and move onto the next one.
You carry on no matter what are the obstacles. You simply refuse to give up - and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher. And, you win.
If we make every day better than the one before, today will be the best day yet, and the greatest days ever will await us in every tomorrow.
They want everything to be better for their children. I think athletes are starting to see that and that's why they're starting to speak out.
My mentality is always to seek perfection, and you'll find that if you can get somewhere close to it or in the vicinity of that, that's good.
Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state!
I can't believe I survived, not only my life, but I am still playing football 'cause half of those eight or nine years I don't even remember.
I felt the way people talked to me was like, 'It's OK to be No. 2 in the NFL, a backup,' and things like that. That's never been my approach.
Think about winning the day... if you are worried about the mountain in the distance, you might trip over the molehill right in front of you.
I still love my dad and appreciate what he's done for me, but I despise some of the things he has done to the family and certainly to my mum.
I do this 'Walker shake.' You got to get knocked down many times, shake it off. Life is about ups and downs, and you got to keep standing up.
Heard someone say, 'I can't wait until I can finally say I've made it.' The day you think you've 'made it' is the day you begin your decline.
There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and relied on natural ability.
I love people, I really do. I'm a people person. I think that's a strength of mine. I love being around people, especially in a team setting.
Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you.
You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.
I have no idea what my batting average was in high school, but I know it wasn't below .450, and that's pretty good hitting where I come from.
I think teams really want to see how you respond picking up and grasping things and if you can make changes and regurgitate that information.
Somewhere inside, we hear a voice. It leads us in the direction of the person we wish to become. But it is up to us whether or not to follow.
You can never give up-athletics taught me that. You must work hard, prepare, learn from your losses and continue to fight until the very end.
After 20 years of painting wildlife subjects in acrylic, I felt the need for a change and began to explore portraiture and landscape in oils.
You know, I want to be the uncommon one. I think it's pretty cool that I'm only 5'11", you know, and playing in the National Football League.
I'm not the type of guy who goes to members of my team or the other team and says, 'Hey, I'm awesome,' because I can improve in so many ways.
I won't talk about someone's mother. I won't talk about their girlfriend or their wife, but if you have a deformity, I would talk about that.
One of the things that benefited me that anyone can learn is classical technique. That shows the orchestra that exists within the instrument.
If I could have my kids be great when the lights are on, whatever the moment is, to be accountable and then fix it, they're going to be fine.
Football, no one wants to ram into people. It's not human nature. You have to have a lot of incentive to ram into somebody to benefit others.
I'm telling you, studying for week to week in the NFL, and memorization, and reflexive recall... you have to drive it into your brain so far.
As a player, it says everything about you if you made the Hall of Fame. But, then again, boy... there's something about winning a Super Bowl.
In the NFL, you know how people love going to fancy restaurants? I am not a fancy-restaurant guy. I am a good-tasting steak-and-potatoes guy.