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Ricky Williams quotes about football

American Athlete May 21, 1977

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I'm closer to being happy. I'm doing things that make me happy. In football I loved to practice and I loved to play, but I hated to be in meetings, hated to talk to the media, hated to have cameras in my face, hated to sign autographs. I hated to do all those things. Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams quote: "I really do love football."
I really do love football. Ricky Williams
I stepped away to find out more about myself, which I was having difficulty doing as a football player. I got a chance to travel the world. I studied Eastern philosophy, and I've grown as a person so much. Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams quote: "I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to..."
I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to being the best person I can be on and off the football field. Ricky Williams
I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to let go is your self-image. That's what I'm working on now. Ricky Williams
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. Ricky Williams
If you identify yourself as a great football player, anytime anyone challenges that, you're going to have some kind of problem. Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams quote: "Well, I don't think I've necessarily ever been a passionate..."
Well, I don't think I've necessarily ever been a passionate football player or a passionate person. Ricky Williams
I think if I were a college professor, no one would say I was uncomfortable about being shy because that might be expected. But I think because of people's stereotypes, they think of a football player as someone who is very outgoing and I'm not. Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams quote: "The people that I see on the street, they treat me more as a..."
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. Ricky Williams
Playing in the National Football League, you're told, you know, where to be, when to be there, what to wear, how to be there. Being able to step away from that, I have an opportunity to look deeper into myself and look for what's real. Ricky Williams
Maybe I'm stupid or whatever, but to me if I got a concussion, if I could see straight and I could carry a football then I'm not telling anybody. Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams quote: "Nine in the box... that's a football term."
Nine in the box... that's a football term. Ricky Williams

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