"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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"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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"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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"Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It's nice."
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"Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily."
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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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"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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"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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