3 December 2020 Ricky Williams 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.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams The NFL has been an amazing page in this chapter of my life. I pray that all successive adventures offer me the same potential for growth, success and most importantly fun.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams 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.’
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it’s extra special to be a part of that.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity – at least temporarily.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams I think I have a tendency to look at things subjectively rather than objectively when I reflect on my experience.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength they’ve given me to overcome so much.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams When you make that crossover from life to real life, when you’re not treated as a child anymore but as a man, and you are no longer given the benefit of the doubt, it takes some courage to face that.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams There’s more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, you’ll be able to enjoy your success more. It won’t own you or control you.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams I’ve gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn’t come from the outside.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It’s nice.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams I don’t think I’ll ever be able to stay in one place for more than a year or two. It’s not in my nature.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams Well, I am now convinced there is no kind of fear or anxiety anyone has to live with.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams And I think if you look at any relationship, for the relationship to be productive and to move forward and to grow, sometimes things have to be said that one person or the other person is not going to like to hear.
3 December 2020 Ricky Williams 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.
