Ricky Williams Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I started practicing yoga. I started learning some hands-on healing stuff. And I found really good chiropractors, really good massage therapists, and what I found is I've been able to actually peel off layers of trauma on my body and actually move better now than I did.”
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“I wouldn't eat a chicken if it dropped dead in front of me holding up a sign that said, Eat Me.”
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“The more I pay attention to what's going on inside, the more I realize that how I feel, and how I react to what I feel, really creates my reality. And the more in touch I can be, the better chance I have to control what's happening in my life.”
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“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.”
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“To talk about balance, it's easier to talk about what's out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease, and disease meaning lack of ease, lack of flow... dis-ease. So any time there's disease, you're out of balance, whether it's jealousy, anger, greed, anxiety, fear.”
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“I think it's very easy for people to stereotype athletes, good and bad.”
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“People are hungry because they're eating empty foods. Mine are full, and so am I.”
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“I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality.”
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“I'm a huge gamer, everything from PC to Xbox to PS2.”
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“Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It's nice.”
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“I've always been attracted to things that are taboo. I've never been afraid to go to that dark place.”
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“The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better.”
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“There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something means you're not living in the moment. Every moment is good for something.”
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“Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by myself.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.”
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“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.”
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“A team takes on the personality of the head coach.”
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“I have no room in my life for any form of negativity or nonacceptance.”
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“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.”
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“I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.”
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“I had this notion that everyone was staring at me and judging everything about me, from my appearance to the way I talk and everything.”
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“One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.”
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“Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.”
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“In therapy, I see myself in the mirror differently.”
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“If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right.”
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“I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people.”
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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.”
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