Quotes from Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Coach Saban did his best job to make me a better player and a better person. I thank him for that.

Everyone wants to dream about playing on Sundays, but does everyone want to work to get there? And once you get there, are you thankful, or are you just happy to be there? What's your next step? What's your next plan? Me? I want to be great.

That's what you don't see about coach Saban. He's a very funny guy.

I just want to give back and kind of be a resource for younger generations.

I just hope we can find peace and justice and get back to getting better in this world.

I understand what's going on in this world. But cops have to go home at the end of the day. They have a family. They have to go home, too.

I just preach the importance of reading, the importance of learning and challenging yourself to be the best you can be in life, whatever it is you do.

Deacon Jones grew up a street over from my grandfather, where I was raised.

I'm just grasping everything, getting as much knowledge as I can, and continuing to learn and not being afraid to take challenges and actually take action.

It keeps me humble just to know exactly where I came from and all the hard work I had to put in to be here. It feels good to reminisce about the past.

Do the right things, respect your elders, respect your teachers, continue to work hard, and if you are religious and you have some type of faith... pray.

It is one thing to be successful on the field, but to be recognized for something off-field is a completely different and inspiring feeling.

To be honest, football is my main goal. I never really had a backup plan.

I want to be a Hall of Famer, go to Pro Bowls every year - just make sure my name is remembered after I leave.

I just have to make sure I keep improving my game in every aspect there is.

Judges have a hard job. It's not just putting someone in jail or slapping someone on the wrist and giving them a punishment, but it's protecting society as a whole.

You have to put yourself in people's shoes in certain situations because you don't know what people really think or what they're really going through.

When I was a kid, I remember I used to hide under the bed sometimes because I didn't want to go to practice. Even when I didn't want to go to practice, it could be pouring rain outside, and I'd be like, 'Yes, no practice today,' and my mom would be there, and we were still going, and we'd have practice under the pavilion.

Me, coming from a low-income background, I really didn't take my studies serious as a young kid.

I never met him. But just growing up where Deacon Jones did, he motivated me to be great, showing the NFL was possible.

I think my body language and how I carry myself speaks for me as a person.

Really, those 60 minutes when I am on the field is my time to enjoy myself, and I don't have to worry about anything, play the game that I love.

Even if I just change one kid's life in my time on Earth, my life is complete. I'll be happy with that. I'll be satisfied with that.

Being named NFLPA Community MVP is an amazing honor.