“It’s modern-day slavery.”

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.

If I was having a bad day, eating was like self-medicating. But if you abuse food, you still have to use that substance that you abuse every day.

I had hoped one day to find someone who loves my monsters, the wolves that I feed, the demons I sing to sleep, the tiger that is my caged heart, the parts of me I do not talk about. I prayed and wished and yearned until I realized that I had already found her within me.

There is no quick fix. At the end of the day, you still have to do the work to maintain your weight. It can’t be a diet. You have to change your life.

An exercise outfit helps because it sets this time apart from the rest of your day and makes it matter more.

I tell the players that they can’t relive any day in their lives and that they can’t relive the minutes of a game.

I can’t take another day of this.

I’m walking every day and just staying kind of fit, and try not to have too many bad habits. Keep it minimal.

Every day from 10 to 6, we’d go in there and pretend that we were 13 year old girls and write these songs. That was the gig.