“Just know that nine times out of 10 that no matter whether you were right or you were wrong, the NFL is a business.”

I’m looking forward to getting back on the field, it’s what I love to do.

It feels good to give back to the people who support you.

That willpower has to kick in.

With trials, you become wiser.

I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are other alternative ways of disciplining a child that may be more appropriate.

That’s how you turn a team around.

I go out and put in a load during the offseason so I know what I’m going to be able to do.

Adversity makes me hungrier.

No matter what wrong I’ve done, I know who sees the heart.

I like to bless people and do things without the world knowing about it, because I’m not in it for the glory.

The physical part has a lot to do with the mental part.

I know that people have their own opinions and they look at what the norm is for people.

I definitely run up right, and I’ve got pretty good speed.

I take football as an avenue to different opportunities. Football is not using me; I’m using football.

The first two months were painful and they really tested my manhood because there were times I didn’t want to get up because I was in pain.

I have always believed that the way my parents disciplined me has a great deal to do with the success I have enjoyed as a man.

Some things you just can’t question. Like you can’t question why two plus two is four. So don’t question it, don’t try to look it up.

The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.

Everybody’s story of getting into the industry is just as difficult as the next person. Whether you come from money or no money, it’s not easy… you have to offer yourself; you can’t expect someone to get you.

It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.

Do we need to have a female Bond? Couldn’t we just make something new?

You just have to appreciate those kinds of things. So I wasn’t born with long legs – who cares. You just have to embrace it. Being body positive is really important to your overall happiness.

My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side.

At my age, I’m just happy to be named the greatest living anything.