Ricky Williams Quotes (59 Quotes)

The way I live my life, if I have a place to stay and I have food on the table, then I'm not broke.

One of the biggest things I've done is learn how to love myself, flaws and all. Even the things I don't like about myself, I accept. People have made fun of me and made me self-conscious about talking so softly, for example, but I accept that as who I am and I'm not changing it for anybody. I'm at peace with who I am now, and once you've achieved that, all the other stuff disappears.

And the answer was there was nothing.

The problem wasn't with the city, the sport, my teammates or my coach, even though I blamed all of them at one time or another. The problem was with me. But I didn't realize it back then because I hadn't been told that there was a clinical reason -- social anxiety disorder -- for everything odd I was feeling, everything from the depression to the shyness. I didn't understand that some of the things that were holding me back were chemical.

I guess I haven't earned his respect yet, ... He feels like I have to earn it. That's something I can understand. I'm definitely looking forward to him calling me that.

He seems like a very open person. He was open to me. A lot of people would think that it would be hard to trust me in a situation, and he's been very trusting of me. So that definitely had a lot to do with me coming back.

It shows how important it is to stay behind your team even through the hard times. Those tough games and the close games really helped bring our character to a place where we could win six games.

When I was in school, at the time he was the governor of Texas, ... Sometimes he would work out in our weight room. I had a chance to talk to him a couple of times. I was lifting, he was just riding a bike. I think he's a nice person.

Every step you make there's just more and more distractions. There's just more things that can go wrong and do go wrong. It's just mental toughness.

I found a reason to apologize. We are all different ... If someone sees things differently than I do, I still have to respect them, therefore, if I hurt someone or if they felt what I did upset them, then out of respect for them, I owe them an apology.

I was surprised, ... I thought there would be more boos.

It's not like last year. They do have a running back. One player's not going to make much a difference, especially with Ronnie,

As the game goes on, I usually get stronger and more comfortable and have a better feel for what to do. Life is about opportunities. Unfortunately Ronnie was down, so this week I made the most of the opportunity.

I made the decision to retire because there were some things about life I wanted to explore outside of football, ... ..... I'm very regretful that people were hurt in the process of me doing that. ..... I offer an apology to all of the people who were negatively hurt by my decision.

Victories have been hard to come by this year. I think when we can, late in the game, stick together and pull one out it's going to help our confidence.

When he first got drafted, you heard people wonder why you'd take a No. 2 pick for a guy that didn't even start in college,

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.

I have no idea.

I didn't know so many people would come up to me and give me a hug and tell me they were happy to have me back, ... ..... I'm just here to work.

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.

This is my time. A door has swung open. You haven't seen the best of me yet.

I didn't think it would be very special. Coming back to a franchise, an organization that I worked for three years, it felt good to be back here. It was good to see a lot of old friends.

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.

Once we get through the mental part and get on the field, it will be fun. We don't have any Monday night or Sunday night games this year, so it's a chance to take advantage of the national attention and make a name for ourselves.

I did make my decision. But my concept of the truth expands on a daily basis. My loyalty is to the truth and not to consistency.

As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it's there for a long time. I've been working on being able to let things go. I don't think I ever want to buy property again.

Once Williams arrived, Pittman made sure he was there for him. Most guys, with the competition the way it is, they don't want to help you out. They don't want to show no love towards you, ... But Mike has been the exact opposite. This guy ... every mistake I make, he's there to correct me. Everything I do (well), he's there to praise me. He says to come to him anytime I need something. He's the first one I go to.

Anytime you keep hearing the same thing over and over again, you start to believe it.

This is the ultimate team game, but I make everyone else on my team better by making myself better.

Nine in the box... that's a football term.

I didn't call them to see if I could come back. I was just causing a conversation to happen, ... They sent me the letter and my agent told me it's in my best interests to call them.

It was a blessing for me to play with a guy like that, ... In most situations like that, things usually don't work out. There's a lot of animosity. So thank God for playing with a guy like that.

A lot of people ask why don't I do more marketing or why don't I do certain things. But it just seems to make more sense to ask, 'Why' I'm not really in the business of I don't know what it's called self-promotion.

To watch this team grow and be part of it has been special. We've made strides, and we can be confident that we can go into next season strong.

After getting my blood tested and having a nutritionist show me exactly which foods work best as fuel for me, I can feel the machine working efficiently, my body grabbing at the food after workouts.

The biggest plus for me is I'm coming into a situation where they already have a good team. They're just adding a good player. I'm going to be surrounded with talent. I'm not going to feel like it's my job to win games. I just have to do my part.

I've always been shy, but in New Orleans there were times my shyness would cause me actual physical pain. I'd get so claustrophobic around people that I'd bend over from the sickness in my stomach. That's not a good way to be when you're famous, obviously.

We talked before the game and I wished him good luck, ... It was good to see him out there.

My confidence got beat up pretty badly, and you can't lead without confidence. You almost have to be overconfident to lead, but when my body broke down, the rest of me did, too . . .

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.

It will be different, ... I played with him for four years. But I'm happy for him and I'm sure he's happy for me. Now, it's time to lock up.

He's going to be really good, ... He's big, he's fast, he's strong, and I think his best attribute is his mind is really sharp.

I'm disappointed with the decision but I respect it. I'm proud of my association with the National Football League and look forward to returning to the Dolphins in 2007.

It's hard to judge your game without looking at the film. I thought I competed. That's what I wanted to do.

If you look at it, it had to be more difficult for them having to travel on the day of the game. We can't use that as an excuse. Any day we play, any time we play, we have to be ready to perform.

I loved playing football, but the reasons I loved football were just to feed my ego. And any time you feed your ego, it's a one-way street. There were so many things I had to deal with that erased the positives I got from playing the game that it wasn't worth it. It's like eating a Big Mac and drinking a Diet Coke.

I think it was good enough to help us win. We need to keep it in that frame of mind. I was able to get the ball a little more. The biggest thing for the running game is rhythm. When you convert third downs, you can sustain rhythm.

realizes that happiness doesn't come from the outside.

You have to realize I've been away from the game for a long time,

I'm on the team right now. What's going to happen, I can't really say. I'm a spiritual person, so I believe that whatever happens is God's will. Whatever it is, I'll make the best of this and life goes on.