"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."
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"Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.“
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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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"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."
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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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"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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"I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength they've given me to overcome so much."
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"You can take Elvis. You can take Marilyn Monroe. Success and fame will not be the answer if something inside of you is bothering you, if things in your mind aren't going right."
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"Once you can accept failure, you can have fun and success."
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"It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports."
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"Fame and success are very different things."
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"It's an awesome responsibility, not only to maintain the level of success the NFL has, but to build on that."
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"Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts."
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