Quotes from Ricky Williams

When I retired, I felt that I lived more in that year than I had the previous 27 years of my life.

Football is my job, not my life, but it's a job I'm going to give my all for as long as I'm in it.

As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it's there for a long time. I've been working on being able to let things go. I don't think I ever want to buy property again.

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'

I am more mature. I'm a better football player. I just feel like this is my time.

I don't believe in regret.

Human beings aren't supposed to be controlled and told what to do.

Tomorrow doesn't really exist.

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.

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.

I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality.

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.

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.

If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right.

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

I started practicing yoga. I started learning some hands-on healing stuff. And I found really good chiropractors, really good massage therapists, and what I found is I've been able to actually peel off layers of trauma on my body and actually move better now than I did.

If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to California. But if you like college football, move to Texas.

I allowed myself to think if I could be doing anything in the world, what would I be doing? And what came to mind is I'd be traveling a little bit, I'd be going to classes and I'd be going back to school.

The people that I see on the street, they treat me more as a human being and not just an icon or a football player.

The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better.

It's good to do things slow in the bush. It makes you appreciate everything a lot more.

There is no need to smear my name or to defame my character for the sake of news.

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.