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Ricky Williams
American
Athlete
Born:
May 21
,
1977
Football
Life
Me
People
Think
You
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I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It's just maturity. I've become a healthier, fuller expression of that essence.
Ricky Williams
Today
Change
People
Maturity
Old
People Change
Become
Think
Definitely
Am
Healthier
Years
Five
Mature
Same
Essence
Just
Fuller
Expression
I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people.
Ricky Williams
People
Think
Other
Loner
Feel
Like
Look
Because
Than
Differently
Things
One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.
Ricky Williams
Life
You
Joy
Ride
One Thing
About
Learned
Go
Just
Really
Let Go
Thing
If you replace the word God in the Bible with the word Truth, it reads exactly right.
Ricky Williams
Truth
God
You
Bible
Word
Exactly
Reads
Replace
Right
And I think if you look at any relationship, for the relationship to be productive and to move forward and to grow, sometimes things have to be said that one person or the other person is not going to like to hear.
Ricky Williams
Relationship
You
Sometimes
Think
Other
Like
Look
Said
Hear
Person
Any
Going
Move
Move Forward
Productive
Forward
Grow
Things
I've gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn't come from the outside.
Ricky Williams
Happiness
Point
Outside
Come
Gotten
Where
Realize
Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.
Ricky Williams
Success
Maturity
Sometimes
Will
Way
Temporarily
Least
Get
I am an honest, God-fearing man who is intensely dedicated to being the best person I can be on and off the football field.
Ricky Williams
Best
Man
Field
On And Off
Football
Football Field
Am
Off
Person
Intensely
Being
Dedicated
Who
Being The Best
Honest
One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking about me.
Ricky Williams
Me
People
Problems
Thinking
Other
About
Always
Influenced
Biggest
If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to California. But if you like college football, move to Texas.
Ricky Williams
You
College
College Football
Hawaii
Football
New
Like
California
Surf
Texas
York
Shop
Move
New York
Want
Hollywood
Acting
I started practicing yoga. I started learning some hands-on healing stuff. And I found really good chiropractors, really good massage therapists, and what I found is I've been able to actually peel off layers of trauma on my body and actually move better now than I did.
Ricky Williams
Good
Learning
Healing
Better
Peel
Able
Some
Layers
Better Now
Stuff
Massage
Practicing
Been
Off
Than
Yoga
Did
Hands-On
Move
Really
Body
Therapists
Trauma
Found
Now
Actually
Started
Human beings aren't supposed to be controlled and told what to do.
Ricky Williams
Supposed
Controlled
Human
Human Beings
Beings
I've always been attracted to things that are taboo. I've never been afraid to go to that dark place.
Ricky Williams
Dark
Dark Place
Taboo
Never
Attracted
Always
Go
Been
Afraid
Place
Things
I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.
Ricky Williams
Me
People
Care
Pain
Think
Strife
Inside
About
More
Know
Because
Am
Than
dont Care
Hold
I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud of who you are. Now that I'm trying to peel off those layers and really understand who I am, I don't have anything to be shy about.
Ricky Williams
You
Peel
Those
Definitely
Out
About
More
Layers
Come
Understand
Shell
Proud
Am
Question
Lot
Off
Trying
Anything
Really
Who
Now
Shy
I'm closer to being happy. I'm doing things that make me happy. In football I loved to practice and I loved to play, but I hated to be in meetings, hated to talk to the media, hated to have cameras in my face, hated to sign autographs. I hated to do all those things.
Ricky Williams
Me
Happy
Face
Practice
Meetings
Those
Sign
Hated
Football
Talk
Make
Doing
Cameras
Closer
Being
Autographs
Loved
Being Happy
Media
Play
Things
I think Ricky Williams had his time in the limelight. And I think it was good for what it was worth, and that was that.
Ricky Williams
Time
Good
Worth
Think
Williams
Had
Limelight
His
Ricky
There is no need to smear my name or to defame my character for the sake of news.
Ricky Williams
News
Character
Name
Smear
Sake
Need
If you identify yourself as a great football player, anytime anyone challenges that, you're going to have some kind of problem.
Ricky Williams
Great
You
Challenges
Yourself
Problem
Kind
Some
Football
Football Player
Identify
Going
Anyone
Anytime
Player
If I was doing something for the money, I'd be quite miserable.
Ricky Williams
Money
Miserable
Something
Doing
Quite
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.
Ricky Williams
Life
Success
Me
Chapter
Amazing
My Life
Has-Been
Potential
Adventures
Most
Importantly
Pray
Been
Offer
Same
Page
Successive
Fun
Growth
I want to thank all my fans, teammates, coaches and supporters for the strength they've given me to overcome so much.
Ricky Williams
Strength
Me
Overcome
Fans
Teammates
Given
Supporters
Thank
Want
Much
Coaches
Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me.
Ricky Williams
Me
Anxiety
Fans
Approaching
Pleasure
Find
Social
Disorder
Conquered
Now
The money is what made me miserable. I want to be free of that stress.
Ricky Williams
Me
Money
Stress
Made
Free
Miserable
Want
The people that I see on the street, they treat me more as a human being and not just an icon or a football player.
Ricky Williams
Me
People
Human Being
Treat
See
More
Football
Football Player
Human
Just
Being
Icon
Street
Player
Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.
Ricky Williams
History
Extra
Unbelievable
Part
Welcoming
Tradition
Texas
Place
Special
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