Quotes from Tyrann Mathieu

The best show I went to was probably Curren$y. I went to see him when I was at LSU. He's a mellow rapper, but he has a way with crowds and his fans follow him wherever he goes.

My adopted parents were able to pay for me to go to a private school. So I had it better than most people.

I've always been a player that could do a lot of different things.

I'm always thankful for the stuff I went through and thankful for the people I've met, and I'm thankful even for some of the bad times because all of it helps get you to wherever you are in your life.

It's about gaining that confidence back in myself. Believing in myself more than others may believe.

I guess I did go through my phase where I wanted to be a rapper. I made music, but I was never really good at it.

The violence in New Orleans is erupting and it's continuing to grow at an alarming rate.

I want to start a foundation called Second Chance. I was given a second chance, so I want to reach out to different groups of people. It would be nice to give that opportunity to others.

You gotta have faith. You gotta keep your head up.

I've got two parents, I don't ride around with guns, and I've never put my hands on a woman. But the only team that believed me was the Cardinals.

A lot of guys, they feed off me... I'm extremely prideful in what I do. I think a lot of guys take heed of that. They look up to that.

I was fortunate. And I hate using the word lucky, but I was very, very lucky. Because, all of those things were around me man. The violence, the drugs, the abuse of women. All these things were present in my life. And I take a step back and I try to reflect on my journey and what helped me out.

I don't have anything against the 'Honey Badger.' It's just that 'Honey Badger' happened at such a dark time in my life. If the little kids out there want to call me the 'Honey Badger,' they can do that.

It makes you grateful, it makes you humble that you have the opportunity to be a father and be there for your son. My father wasn't, so I just try to do the right things for my son.

I know what it's like to be humiliated.

I think Tom Brady is one of the greatest competitors of all time.

I just want to be remembered as an inspiration. I don't want to be remembered as anything else.

Ultimately you play the game to be the champion, to be remembered.

I want to go somewhere where I can be completely immersed in football, and it's not too much about anything but winning - I want to be a part of winning culture, where you feel that all the time. That's all I want.

I've lived my whole life trying to prove that I'm worthy of being a part of something because I never really felt that.

I want people who go through tough times, hard times, or didn't have everything right-things didn't fall in their lap or go in their favor-to know that they can still achieve their dream and go to the highest of the highs.

But, yeah, I definitely want to get a Cardinals tattoo.

LSU has a strong drug testing program and LSU went to great lengths to help me in my treatment and recovery.

It is irresponsible and shows a lack of integrity for anyone to disclose medical information regardless of how it was gathered. I would expect that conversations regarding my drug testing history during the course of my medical treatment would be private.