I knew what type of player I was: a free agent, a small kid who came from a small school.

Every step, whether at high school or at college or at the NFL, I had to climb and crawl and scratch to get there.

There were times when I thought I would never own a car.

There's only one life. There's no repeats. You only get one life, and you gotta take advantage of it.

I've had the same barber since I was about 14 years old.

At the end of the day, there are people out there that want to see you fail.

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

I never dreamed about being a millionaire - I dreamed about being a football player.

I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.

My mom lived by herself with two kids. Sacrifice was the name of the game at our house.

When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football.

Laugh as much as possible, because one moment will stop this moment.

Has it ever occurred to you that you are seeking God with His eyes?

Oftentimes an originator of new language forms is called 'pretentious' by jealous talents. But it ain’t whatcha write, it’s the way atcha write it.

The line of lovelessness is not drawn between speaking and doing, but between speaking and doing in the truth, and speaking and doing in emptiness. Truth turns word-love into deed-love.

It's impossible to escape from religion anywhere you are in the States.

Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.

I didn't really care about my physical health; I only cared about what was on screen.

We ought to regard books as we do sweetmeats, not wholly to aim at the pleasantest, but chiefly to respect the wholesomest; not forbidding either, but approving the latter most.

To accept some idea of truth without experiencing it is like a painting of a cake on paper which you cannot eat.