You have to believe you’re great. You have to have an air about you. My success wasn’t because I was a great talent, but because I wanted it more than anybody else. Every minute I step on that field, I want to prove I’m the best player in the league.
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You’re never guaranteed about next year. People ask what you think of next season, you have to seize the opportunities when they’re in front of you.
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It’s been six years since I have had a drink and I have two girls, and my priorities are a lot different now and I just can’t believe I was that guy. And I would not go back, I would not trade the way I am now for anything.
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Initially, I know that I handled it worse than she did and I think partly because I’ve always been… every bit of adversity I’ve faced up until the last year and a half is adversity I brought upon myself – or the opposing teams have given me.
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Yip cabbage on three!
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With each game I play, with each season I play, I’m running out of chances. You’re never guaranteed next year. You’re never guaranteed the next game. You have to seize the opportunity when it’s there in front of you.
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You know I used to listen to music a lot more.
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Maybe I’m old-school, but I always thought you honor a contract.
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I know it’s not a one man team win or lose.
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You can lose a game but, I see guys every week including myself, you lose a game, it’s a tough loss, you’re down, two weeks later you forgot about it. You know it’s amazing how down you were, but all of the sudden you’re like it never happened.
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I know I can still play, but it’s like I told my wife, I’m just tired mentally. I’m just tired.
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Sure, sometimes guys pass you up in salary, and maybe it’s a lesser player, but it’s all based on what a team has as far as value in that person.
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I know I’m not doing myself any favors by continuing to play.
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I may be a successful football player, but I feel like such a failure.
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It’s not so much about killing an animal, it’s being at peace and you don’t have to worry about all the other things that go on. That’s a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it’s nice to do that.
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And having a strong family, you know we’ve lost some members of our family and had some setbacks, but I think a good family and kids all those things I thought at one time… you got to be kidding me… Those things are so important they enable you to go on.
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Well even before she was diagnosed with the cancer, I would have said that she was a lot tougher than me and most guys would probably say that about their wives and it’s probably true in most cases.
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My job is to throw passes and be a leader.
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I’ve seen a lot of people jump on and off my bandwagon.
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I consider myself more of a loner now and I think when you get older, especially in this game, and just talking with other players who have come and gone, I see what they were saying when I was a young guy in the locker room.
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I think every player should think that he’s a difference maker.
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There wasn’t a better teacher or mentor out there than Reggie White, on or off the field.
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You know, I’ve had my ups and downs.
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In the NFL a lot of times everyone gets caught up in the business side of things. For them it’s all about money and it really leaves a sour taste in your mouth.
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I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.
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Well family is obviously the most important. There was a time when I thought football was the most important.
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I love doing what I do.
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